Charlotte Van den Broeck Launch Events
After first making her mark as a compelling performer, Belgian poet Charlotte Van den Broeck was acclaimed as one of Europe’s most innovative and original new voices in poetry. She has published three previous collections of poetry, Kameleon (2015), which was awarded the Herman de Coninck debut prize for poetry by a Flemish author; Nachtroer (2017), which was nominated for the VSB Poetry Prize 2018 and the Ida Gerhard Prize; and Aarduitwrijvingen (2021). The first two volumes are combined in Chameleon | Nachtroer, translated from the Dutch by David Colmer (Bloodaxe Books, 2020). David Colmer's translation of Aarduitwrijvingen was published by Bloodaxe in February 2025 under the title The Inside of a Stone.
While her earlier books often return to childhood and youth in urban and European landscapes, the key sequence of The Inside of a Stone concentrates on desert landscapes and womanhood – and the emotional resonance between the two – while reconceptualising their metaphorical relationship.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday 12 March 2025, 6.30pm
Charlotte Van den Broeck & David Colmer: The Inside of a Stone
National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, 115-123 King Street, Norwich, NR1 1QE
A rare chance to hear Belgian author, performer and poet Charlotte Van den Broeck reading from her latest collection, The Inside of a Stone, accompanied by her long-time translator, David Colmer.
Free event (£2 suggested donation) - booking here.
StAnza, Scotland's International Poetry Festival, St Andrews, Friday 14 March 2025, 7pm & Saturday 15 March, 10am
Charlotte Van den Broeck will be appearing at StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival.
On Friday 14 March at 7pm, Charlotte will take part in the festival's opening night celebrations alongside a huge line-up of poets appearing at the festival.
Charlotte will then be taking part in a live recording of the Lantern Scottish Poetry Podcast the following morning, at 10am on Saturday 15 March, reading and in discussion with Nuala Watt and hosts Kathleen Jamie and Alistair Heather.
In person tickets for the recording: https://byretheatre.com/shows/stanza-25-the-lantern-live-with-charlotte-van-den-broeck-nuala-watt/
Online tickets for the live recording: https://byretheatre.com/shows/stanza-25-online-the-lantern-live-with-charlotte-van-den-broeck-nuala-watt/
PAST EVENTS
12 February 2025
Online launch reading by Ana Blandiana, Krisztina Tóth & Charlotte Van den Broeck with their translators
We were joined online by Ana Blandiana, Krisztina Tóth, Charlotte Van den Broeck and their translators Paul Scott Derrick, Viorica Patea, George Szirtes and David Colmer for our February 2025 launch event. All three poets and their translators celebrated the publication of their books by reading live and discussing their work with one another and the host, Bloodaxe editor Neil Astley.
This free Bloodaxe launch event was streamed on YouTube Live and is now available to watch below or here: https://www.youtube.com/live/SiYFLYPrR74.
[05 February 2025]
