Tomás Cohen is a writer and translator from Chile.
He has read his poetry in recitals and festivals in Argentina, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany and the USA.
He received grants of the Pablo Neruda Foundation and the Chilean Fund for the Arts. His book “Redoble del ronroneo” was published in Argentina in 2016. His poetry has been translated to Greek and German, and published in EDIT and other magazines.
A graduate of typography and literature, Annika Dorau lives and works in Hamburg. Her projects focus on language, the in-between of the written and spoken, heard and read. She is a member of the foundintranstlation collective and co-organiser of the international reading series Hafenlesung as well as the independent publishing festival Indiecon. Annika currently works at the publishing house Die Brueder.
photo credit: Karine Bravo
Hugh is a writer and aspiring philosopher who hails from New Zealand and now lives in Hamburg. With interests spanning metaphysics, religion, history, politics, and culture, he is always working on his next manuscript. A member of the international writer’s collective, foundintranslation, Hugh is a co-organiser of the Hafenlesung series.
Nefeli Kavouras started talking only at the age of four. She spoke German even though both of her parents are originally from Greece. Nefeli doesn’t speak Greek well but believes that this language is actually her mother tongue. She was a student of cultural studies in Lüneburg, lives in Hamburg and and works at the independent publishing house mairisch Verlag. Nefeli writes in German and aspires to someday write in her true mother tongue, Greek.
photo credit: Sophie Daum Photography
Sponsoren:
Kulturbehörde Hamburg
Stadtteilkulturförderung Hamburg
writers’ room e.V.
Hamburgische Kulturstiftung
Außerdem sind wir Teil der Initiative Unabhängige Lesereihen.
