Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami read by Jan Wagner
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“A poem is a maximum of freedom in the smallest space.” (Jan Wagner)
On January 27, 2016, Jan Wagner, whose volume of poetry »Regentonnenvariationen« was awarded the Leipzig Book Fair Prize in 2015, will raise his voice for Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami, who is currently serving a fifteen-year sentence due to the publication of his critical poem »Tunisian Jasmine«, among other things.
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„Ein Gedicht ist die größtmögliche Freiheit auf engstem Raum.“ (Jan Wagner)
Am 27. Januar 2016 erhebt Jan Wagner, dessen Gedichtband »Regentonnenvariationen« 2015 mit dem Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse ausgezeichnet wurde, seine Stimme für den katarischen Dichter Mohammed al-Ajami, der unter anderem wegen der Veröffentlichung seines kritischen Gedichtes »Tunesischer Jasmin« derzeit eine fünfzehnjährige Haftstrafe verbüßt.
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