Program of the XV World Poetry Festival “The Emigrant Lyre-2024”

11 апреля 2024

12 August 2024 Brussels, Liège, Belgium

12.00 – 14.00. Travel from Liège to Brussels (one hour train ride).
13.00 – 14.00. Meeting at Bruxelles-Centrale devant in front of the ticket office.
14.00 – 18.00. Guided tour of Brussels (tour guide: Taissia de Reike)/poetry readings at Parc Royal.
18.00 – 20.00. Travel from Brussels to Liège. 
 
13 August 2024 Liège, Belgium

14.00 – 18.00. Official opening of the festival at Salle de l’Auditorium du musée de Grand Curtius (Féronstrée 136, 4000 Liège).
 
14 August 2024 Liège, Belgium

9.00 – 12.00. Presentations of poetry magazines from around the world; poetry readings
(Parc de la Boverie (en face de la « Librairie du Parc », 57, rue du Parc).
14.00 – 18.00. Multilingual poetry evening “Lyra Constellation”.
(Salle de l’Auditorium du musée de Grand Curtius (Féronstrée 136, 4000 Liège).

15 August 2024 Liège, Belgium

10.00 – 13.00. Master class: “Poet and editor”
Salle de l’Auditorium du musée de Grand Curtius (Féronstrée 136, 4000 Liège).
13.00 – 14.30. Walking tour of the historic parts of Liège (with tour guide Alexander Melnik).

16 August 2024 Liège, Belgium

Salle de l’Auditorium du musée de Grand Curtius (Féronstrée 136, 4000 Liège).
 
10.00 – 11.30. Poetry readings by the poetry festival jury members.
11.30 – 13.00. Poetry slam competition.
14.00 – 16.00. Final of the XV Poetry Competition “Emigrant vector”.
16.00 – 17.00. Pause. Jury deliberations.
17.00 - 17.30. Award Ceremony for Poetry Competition Winners.
17.30 - 18.00. Discussion and future planning.

17 August 2024 Paris, France

Poetry readings at Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe de Saint-Serge (93, rue de Crimée – 75019 Paris)
 
7.00 – 12.00. Travel from Liège to Paris by train.
14.30 – 15.00. Tour of the Saint Serge Church.
15.00 – 18.00. Poetry evening. Closing ceremony.
18.15 – 22.00. Guided tour of Paris.