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) 

 

 

 

 

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