Thursday 1 September

• • Kick off!

    5 PM

    RMW 2022 starts in the beautiful garden!
  • Opening Night

    8 PM

    Our international guests will introduce themselves in a spectaculair Opening Show
  • Campfire in the garden

    10 PM

    Fire, drinks and music in the garden!
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Friday 2 september

• • Early Morning: Poëzie Revue

    10:30 AM

    Private program
  • One-on-One: Naeeda Aurangzeb

    6 PM

    Journalist Hizir Cengiz speaks with writers who inspire him.
  • Letter to Maman

    6.30 PM

    About mothers and motherfigures
  • Beyond Joy and Sorrow

    6.30 PM

    They say that there is no such thing as a ‘bad’ emotion. But what is beyond Joy and Sorrow?
  • Our Toys

    6.30 PM

    A Playground where we Time-travel through Poetry and Storytelling
  • One-on-One: Walter van den Berg

    7:30 PM

    Journalist Hizir Cengiz speaks with writers who inspire him.
  • Song. Beat. Lyric. The Love Song

    8 PM

    We invite three Dutch lyricists to talk about their song writing processes, their message and bending the boundaries of genre. 
  • The Bureau of Sadness

    8 PM

    What is the potential of our sadness? Why has sadness historically been attributed to femininity?
  • Octavia E. Butler: Kindred

    8 PM

    Zus & Zo: Boekpresentation of the translation of 'Kindred'
  • One-on-One: Christine Otten

    9 PM

    Journalist Hizir Cengiz speaks with writers who inspire him.
  • The Unity is Sub-marine

    9:30 PM

    We make way for water in our earthly existence to find out what it can teach us about relation.
  • Ode to Hrant Dink

    9:30 PM

    Fiftheen years ago journalist Hrant Dink was murdered. Today we honour his life and work.
  • Language of the Flesh

    9:30 PM

    This fourth edition of Language of the Flesh is all about joy!
  • Live music & DJ in the garden

    10:30 PM

    Afterparty around campfires in the garden
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Saturday 3 september

• • Tongues

    6.30 PM

    Poets, spoken word artists and musicians play with language and invite you to experience their multilingual universe.
  • Tribute to Bea Vianen

    6.30 PM

    Tribute to Bea Vianen
  • Against Trauma Porn

    6.30 PM

    Is contemporary literature defined by the trauma plot? And if so: what does this mean for contemporary writers?
  • Tongues II

    8 PM

    Poets, spoken word artists and musicians play with language and invite you to experience their multilingual universe.
  • Revolutionary Fairytales

    8 PM

    Master Storyteller Sahand Sahebdivani leads the way through the Read My World Fairytale Forest
  • Against Trauma Porn part II

    8 PM

    Is contemporary literature defined by the trauma plot? And if so: what does this mean for contemporary writers?
  • Roots!

    9 PM

    On the influence of literature on one's writing/artistship.
  • Translation Slam: The Poetry of Vladimir Lucien

    9:30 PM

    Have you ever wondered how literary translation works? What choices different translators make, based on their life experiences and their knowledge?
  • 4 Eulogies and Song

    9:30 PM

    For the people who have been lost, for our world, the opportunities, changes, and hopes.
  • Tribute to Anil Ramdas

    9:30 PM

    A tribute to Anil Ramdas
  • Campfire in the garden

    10:30 PM

    Music and campfires in the garden!
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