Faraj BAYRAKDAR

 

Faraj BAYRAKDAR is a Syrian writer, author of five books of poetry and one of prose. Imprisoned by the Syrian authorities in 1987, he was only set free 14 years later, thanks to an international campaign that involved human rights and free speech organizations as well as writers and artists. Among his awards: the 1998 Hellman-Hammet grant; the 1999 International PEN Award – American Center West; the 2004 Free Word Award from NOVIB – Netherlands; the 2006 Oxfam Novib / PEN Freedom of Expression Award Netherlands; and the 2007 Tucholsky Prize – Sweden. He has lived in Sweden since 2005.

 

Faraj bayrakdar © photo by Mohammad Osman

 

poems translated with the support of BOZAR (www.bozar.be) 

 

 

 

 

  • MuntPunt
  • Danish Cultural Institute
  • Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Belgium
  • Yunus Emre Institute
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Estonia to the European Union
  • Greenland Representation to the European Union
  • LUCA School of Arts
  • Ambassade du Luxembourg à Bruxelles
  • Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
  • LOFT 58
  • Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom of Belgium
  • Leeuwarden Europan Capital of Culture 2018
  • Ville de Bruxelles
  • Instituto Cervantes Brussels
  • Austrian Cultural Forum
  • Romanian Cultural Institute in Brussels
  • Scottish Government EU Office
  • Orfeu - Livraria Portuguesa
  • Mission of the Faroes to the EU
  • Polish Institute - Cultural Service of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Brussels
  • Spain Arts and Culture - Cultural and Scientific Service of the Embassy of Spain in Belgium
  • Etxepare Euskal Institutua
  • Embassy of Andorra
  • Czech Centre Brussels
  • Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity
  • Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • Camões Instituto de Cooperação e Língua Portugal
  • It Skriuwersboun
  • Swedish Institute
  • Istituto Italiano di Cultura
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union
  • Hungarian Cultural Institute Brussels
  • Lithuanian Culture Institute
  • Commission européenne
  • Embassy of Ireland
  • Greenlandic Writers Association
  • Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren
  • Embassy of Sweden