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Readings at poesiefestival berlin
We were invited to participate in the Haus für Poesie’s 25th Poetry Festival Berlin event, Poets Corner, where three of the authors of »IN LOVE FROM« got to read their work to an audience of poetry lovers.
from the book
IN LOVE FROM
One Picture. One Text. One Love.
- by Maitreya Ravenstar
It was such a warm and supportive evening atmosphere on Tuesday, July 9th at the Villa Oppenheim in Charlottenburg, Berlin. We were invited to participate in the Haus für Poesie’s 25th Poetry Festival Berlin (poesiefestival berlin) event, Poets Corner. Three of the 21 writers from IN LOVE FROM got to read their text from the book to a crowd of enthusiasts and romantics, as all the work shared throughout the evening was on the theme of love.
After the readings and some live music concluded, we got to talk about the Lost & Found project with some of the audience members. The Lost & Found project was founded by Helena Melikov and works to bring new meanings to vernacular, amateur photography through creative written interpretations across a range of genres.
In the shade of the old brick Villa Oppenheim which acts as an archive and museum, the poets were asked to sign their pages, and to hear that a woman was so touched she almost cried moved us all. Poetry Festival Berlin is the largest of its kind in Europe, and getting to be a part of a community that asserts such importance on the significance of the written word was incredibly meaningful to us. We are very thankful for the invitation from Haus für Poesie, and hope we can put on more readings from our books in the future.
Aleksej Tikhonov about writing process, Villa Oppenheim, © SHIFT BOOKS
Carl Ensom reads from his letter, Villa Oppenheim, © SHIFT BOOKS
IN LOVE FROM
One Picture. One Text. One Love.
26€
Authors: Anushka, Julia Meyer-Brehm, Swan Collective, Christian Dittloff, Rabea Edel, Carl Ensom, GPT-4, Sophia Hembeck, Ina Holov, Franziska König, Marie Krutmann, Charlotte Kunstmann, Lana Lux, Lisa Tracy Michalik, MINETTA, Marvin L.T. Müller, Noa Sophia Niss, Marit Persiel, Michael Schuster, Alexej Tikhonov, Erica Zingher
The Lost & Found project presents the extraordinary edition IN LOVE FROM. 21 authors respond to old photographs with their contemporary love letters. The result is a captivating fusion of photography and literary creation.
The publication also offers a glimpse into the future, as the unique love letters include a special letter written by an AI (GPT-4).The combination of human creativity and modern technology raises fascinating questions and opens up new perspectives on the role of artificial intelligence in the art of writing.
IN LOVE FROM invites readers to explore the powerful connection between photography and the written word and to reflect on the complexity of human relationships and emotions. The authors give the photographs a voice and lend them a new meaning.
Unwrapped book view, © SHIFT BOOKS
Maitreya Ravenstar is an intern at SHIFT BOOKS, senior at Skidmore College studying Multimedia Journalism
Maitreya has worked as a News Assistant for Skidmore College’s Office of Marketing and Communications since 2022. Her publication “but as the clouds descended on us, I could see you” was selected for Printed Matter‘s Decolonization, Resistance, and Interconnected Solidarity table and her articles have been published by the School Renewal Journal, IES Abroad, and Scope Magazine.
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