FFÛH x Writers Unlimited Festival: Open Mic
Come listen to poems, support your poets or recite your own poem! The microphone is yours and ready on the foyer stage of Theater aan het Spui during the Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival The Hague.
Tyson Hill, writer from Curaçao, will perform and the presentation of the Open Mic will be in the hands of Benzokarim, writer, spoken word artist and City Poet of Rotterdam.
Festival tip: this Saturday afternoon, we will be hosting a whole series of writer interviews, performances, recitals, award ceremonies and a podcast recording.
Choose from:
- 12:00-13:00 hrs. Zaal 1: writer and journalist Anna Krijger was interviewed about her novel Geen mens meer in Gaza (No One Left in Gaza). Dutch spoken.
- 13:30-14:30 hrs, Zaal 1: Interview with Adriaan van Dis about his new novel, Alles voor de reis (Everything for the Journey). Dutch spoken.
- 13:45-14:45 hrs, foyer: Open Mic. Dutch spoken.
- 15:00-16:00 hrs, Zaal 2: Love, reading, lust: YOUNG! by FFÛH and VPRO Club Lees with writer Hanna Bervoets and poet Lies Kelder, among others. Dutch spoken.
- 15:30-17:00 hrs, Zaal 1: Presentation of The Hague Literature Prizes, festive programme with recitals and music. Dutch spoken.
- 16:00-17:00 hrs, foyer: Presentation of the new FFÛH poetry collection with recitals by the poets of FFÛH. Dutch spoken.
- 17:00-18:00 hrs, Room 2: Fixdit podcast recording: interview with writer Shantie Singh about her female sources of inspiration.
On Saturday afternoon, 25 January, the foyer of Theater aan het Spui was open to the public free of charge; to access the auditorium programmes, tickets were available via writersunlimited.nl. After the presentation, the FFÛH anthology was available at the festival stand of De Vries Van Stockum bookshop in the foyer of Theater aan het Spui.
FFÛH is a collective and literary platform for young writers in The Hague. FFÛH has a strong desire to provide a broader stage for the undiscovered writing talent that lurks in The Hague. It has emerged as a platform for poetry evenings, open mics and collective writing sessions. It also offers new poets the opportunity to be published in an anthology.
Information
| Date and time | Saturday 24 January 2026 from 13:45 to 14:45 hrs |
|---|---|
| Location | Theater aan het Spui - foyer - overige locaties |
| Price | Free entry. |
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