Norwegian Poetry Celebration:
June 17th 2026 : 7pm and Free
St Olave Church, London
saintolave.com 8 Hart St, London EC3R 7NB. Near Fenchurch St station and Bank tube.
A special celebration of contemporary Norwegian poetry to open the 9th edition of the European Poetry Festival. Hosted in the remarkable St Olave church in the city of London, with its 900 years of connection to Norway and it’s patron saint, this event will showcase over a dozen poets presenting new collaborations of literary poetry and experimental performance, all made for the night. Featuring those travelling in from Norway alongside many poets based in London, this will be a unique and brilliant night of ‘Camarade’ literature. Featuring.
Bjørn Vatne and Luke Kennard
Thor Magnus Tangerås and Eley Williams
Vilde Bjerke Torset and Lavinia Singer
Sean Bell and SJ Fowler
Bob T Bright and Matthew Sokulsky
Yemi Dipeolu and Cameron Wade
Petra Pálkovácsová and Eleanor Wilders
Curated by SJ Fowler. Supported by NORLA.
The festival has a rich history with Norwegian poetry, going back to before it’s official beginnings, to 2010. In recent years we have hosted remarkable Norwegian poetry celebrations
2025 europeanpoetryfestival.com/norway25
2024 europeanpoetryfestival.com/norway24
2023 europeanpoetryfestival.com/norway23
2022 europeanpoetryfestival.com/norway22
in 2020 digital and 2021 europeanpoetryfestival.com/norway
in 2019 europeanpoetryfestival.com/wck
as well as a tour of the west coast of Norway and an Oslo Camarade europeanpoetryfestival.com/oslo
