when i arrived at the hospital,
i had to undress,
put on white pajamas
and hand over my phone
my mom’s last words
before they took me in
were
first they’ll observe you,
then they’ll transfer you
to another ward
from behind the locked door
of the closed ward
i heard animal screams
when they opened the door, a sound barrier,
the bedlam crashed against me
they escorted me to my bed,
each person i saw
was playing a carefully assigned role
the security guard, the nurse,
the
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they take off their clothes
take off their shoes
remove jewelry and watches
strip to bare skin
they strip further
stroking with their hands
they take off their professions,
their names and habits
with patient kisses
they strip off their past loves,
their expectations
with small bits their age, their lust
with their mouths
they strip off each other’s sex
they take off their childhood
(this takes the longest time)
mother father they wash off
by hugging by rubbing
flesh against flesh
the juice pours out
they reach
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To love the man who spits on the ground
next to you at the traffic lights,
or the drunkard sprawled in front of the kiosk,
stinking and swearing at the passersby not giving him coins,
or the woman who pummels a child who’s wetted his shorts
as if he’s a punch bag,
or the child lying on the floor in the shop
and kicking his grandma,
or the boy who snatched a passenger’s purse
and vanished in the blink of an eye,
or the policeman who’s just pocketed the money
and thrown away the driver’s breathalyzer,
or the neighbor who deliberately emptied her ashtray
on
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Poets of Today – Voices of Tomorrow
One of the POT-VOT project goals is to establish a connection between high school teachers, students and poets
and to explore and research performance potential of poetry.

ANJA ZAG GOLOB

MAŁGORZATA LEBDA

HARRI HERTELL

RADMILA PETROVIĆ

MÁRTON SIMON
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The project activities and events will focus on the formation of innovative literary readings and performances that overgrow the concept of “classical” literary events.
With all projects’ activities we will fulfil the need to reach new potential audiences – international, local communities, schools and present them contemporary poets, a group of different poets, which is also addressing and overcoming gender discrimination in the field.