This event is part of the Poesiefestival Berlin 2026, organised by the Haus für Poesie Berlin in collaboration with EXC 2020.
For the first time in nearly 20 years, together with her collaborator and partner Robert Currie, Canadian poet Anne Carson will perform live in Berlin. Carson's writing is closely connected to this year's Poesiefestival themes. As she engages with canonical traditions, myth and grief frequently intersect in her work. Regarding her most recent book Wrong Norma, she writes:
"Wrong Norma is a collection of writings about different things, like Joseph Conrad, Guantanamo, Flaubert, snow, poverty, Roget's Thesaurus, my Dad, Saturday night, Sokrates, writing sonnets, forensics, encounters with lovers, the word 'idea', the feet of Jesus, and Russian thugs. The pieces are not linked. That's why I've called them 'wrong'."Time & Location
May 24, 2026 | 07:00 PM
Akademie der Künste
Hanseatenweg 10
10557 Berlin
Further Information
Admission:
24/12 €
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