POETIC NEWS FROM FINLAND
18:00-19:00
Pavilion
Free entry
Welcome to an evening celebrating poetry and the dialogue between Icelandic and Finnish.
The poetry readings will be held in Icelandic, Finnish and English by Anni Sumari, Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen and Kári Tulinius.
The poets:
Anni Sumari (FI), author and translator. Besides her own books of poetry, she has translated twenty books, including books by Louise Glück, Anne Sexton, Samuel Beckett and Bernardine Évaristo.
Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen (FI), poet, novelist and the program director of Turku Book Fair.
Kári Tulinius (IS), poet, novelist and co-editor of short story webzine Stelkur.
Accessibility to the Pavillion is not ideal for wheelchair users. The Pavillion stands in front of small garden with grass and tables, a small pathway made of gravel leads up to the area from the parking lot .Accessible and gender neutral bathrooms are on the main floor of The Nordic House and a ramp leads up to the building. On the main floor of the house is an elevator that goes down to Hvelfing exhibition space.
