Poetry Sunday with Maaike Neuville, Dominique De Groen, Astrid Haerens and Leon Verraest

Also this year, De School van Gaasbeek and the Kasteel van Gaasbeek kick off the cultural season with the SeptemberFestival. We open the doors to music, dance, theater, and literature. The small village feels big again for a while. The SeptemberFestival brings new talents and established artists together in special locations in Gaasbeek: in the former village school, in the church, in the Saint Gertrude Chapel in the castle park, and in the Knights' Hall of the castle. Tijdens Poë-ziing Sunday, four writers/poets will have their say according to the tried-and-tested recipe. Maaike Neuville is the pivotal figure in this edition. As the second artist in residence in the Hermitage, the writer's residence in the castle park, she worked for more than a year on her second novel the storms. She put together a program herself and invited three fellow authors: Dominique De Groen, Astrid Haerens, and Leon Verraest. The four writers bring their own work, read from each other's oeuvre, and draw from texts that touch and inspire them. Poetry and prose meet in a carefully curated program. Maaike Neuville is also coming out with poetry for the first time. Dominique De Groen is already well known as a poetic talent and released her widely acclaimed novel Corpus Britney this year. Astrid Haerens has already resided in Gaasbeek to write part of her first novel City Panthers. Her newly released Erosion was received with enthusiasm. Dichter Leon Verraest is working on a first novel and reads excerpts from it. The SeptemberFestival, even with Poetry Sunday, remains an encounter of experience and discovery. The book stand present is provided by Poëziecentrum. Practical info » Sunday, September 6, 4 PM » In De School van Gaasbeek » € 25 / € 15 for under 27, 65+ and residents of Lennik, € 0 for Vrienden van De School van Gaasbeek » Wheelchair accessible