News
30. August 2020
Closing of the 24th Days of Poetry and Wine Festival 2020
On Saturday, 29th of August, the 24th Days of Poetry and Wine, closed with the Grand Poetry Reading and concert of Duo Atanasovski. With more than 60 events, 33 poets from 16 countries and more than a hundred participating artists, we managed another excellently attended festival and were able to prove that despite the challenges posed by the current situation, art can still be presented live.
30. August 2020
Round Table: Wine and Art
Saturday morning, 29th of August, started at the Dominican Monastery in Ptuj, where was organized a round table on connecting wine and art. Participating guests Janja Viher, Franci Cvetko, Stane Kocutar, Slavko Podbrežnik, Danilo Steyer and Sašo Topolšek were discussing wine as an artistic expression.
29. August 2020
Open Letter to Europe 2020
24th Days of Poetry and Wine in Ptuj were opened with an honorary reading of Open Letter to Europe, written by Hungarian poet and prose writer Krisztina Tóth.
28. August 2020
Days of Poetry and Wine Officially Opened
Days of Poetry and Wine started with the Evenings Before Days, which were filled with poetry and music. Until tomorrow evening, 29th of August, you will be able to experience private readings, theatrical performances and concerts. Also you will have a chance to attend wine tasting, where will be presented all three Slovenian wineyard regions.
Detailed programme of the festival: https://www.versoteque.com/events/list
26. August 2020
Play Contest Biblos Poetry
Participate in the Days of Poetry and Wine and Biblos play contest, and with a little luck you can get the new official Biblos Calypso e-reader with two e-books of poetry!
By August 31, 2020, submit a play game cupon to a box at the Days of Poety and Wine main venue Vraz Square in Ptuj and you might get lucky!
23. August 2020
Days of Poetry and Wine on Radio Slovenia
From 24 August to 30 August, Radio Slovenia and Days of Poetry and Wine invite you to listen to the morning and evening broadcast of a lyrical glimpse of festivals's guest poets on the 3rd program. In the Literary Nocturne, we will focus on the Polish poet Krystyna Dąbrowski and the Hindi poet Mohan Rana.
21. August 2020
Pre-registrations for Days of Poetry and Wine 2020 Events Are Open
The number of guests at the events of daily and midnight program is limited and we kindly ask to book your seat in advance by signing up via online forms.
10. August 2020
Let's Spread Some Poetry with Established Slovenian Artists
Before the festival begins, we asked established Slovenian authors to help us spread the reading of poetry. Writer and translator Andrej E. Skubic.
7. August 2020
What is the Taste of Poetry?
We asked the poets of this year's festival Days of Poetry and Wine what the taste of poetry is. Hungarian poet Krisztina Tóth has prepared a recipe for home poetry.
7. August 2020
Poster Poetry in Ljubljana
In cooperation with network of national cultural institutes of the European Union (EUNIC) and TAM TAM, we have prepared an all-Ljubljana poster poetry campaign. Read the verses of the poets of the Days of Poetry and Wine festival in the original and Slovenian translation.