Pobednik "Beogradskog Spoken Word Poetry Festivala" u klubu Ilegala, romski pesnik i reper Muhamed Eljšani (Muha Blackstazy), od 13. do 16. decembra učestvovaće na "European Poetry Slam" festivalu u Briselu (http://www.beslam.be/), kao "official Serbian champion".

Jedna od zanimljivosti je da je ovo prvi put, da imamo zvaničnog slam šampiona koji će na evropskom slam prvenstvu predstavljati našu zemlju.

The provisional program for the champions

Thursday, December 13th
Arrival of the national champions and transfer to the hostel.
12:00 - 13:00 lunch
14:00 - 17:30: meeting with the organization of the European Championship and some local poets; exchange of experiences; time to relax and write
18:00 dinner
20:00 Performance by 9 national champions (drawn at random of those present) of one poem at "De Muzeval" followed by an open mic. Possibility to get in touch with local poets and performers.

Friday, December 14th
8:00 - 9:30 breakfast at hostel
9:30 Official opening of European Championship Poetry Slam
10:00 - 12:00 Guided poetic tour in Antwerp (by Antwerp poets)
12:00 reception at the City Hall of Antwerp (meeting with Deputy Major responsible Culture, local poets and Antwerp City Poet(s))
13:30 - 16:00 Masterclass and multilingual writing together with Antwerp's City Poet
18:00 dinner
20:00 Performance by 9 national champions (those not performing on Thursday) of one poem at "Mama's Open Mic" followed by an open mic. Possibility to get in touch with local poets and performers.

Saturday, December 15th
8:00 - 9:30 breakfast at hostel
10:00 - 12:00 Workshop or Master class at public libraries
12:30 lunch
13:30 - 16:00 Workshop or Master class at public libraries
18:00 dinner
20:00 European Individual Championship Poetry Slam 2012 at De Studio (www.destudio.com)
00:00 Party in honor of the European Champion Poetry Slam 2012 at De Studio

Sunday, December 16th
8:00 - 10:30 Breakfast
Departure of the European and national champions.
Transfer to train station or airport.