Philip Meersman Author

Multilingual poet/performer Philip Meersman pushes boundaries of poetry in both written and spoken form, drawing on current affairs, sociopolitical and environmental issues. His poems range from narrative and traditional form, to directives for performance pieces, to concrete studies of sound, individual words and even letters themselves. His work has been performed in more than 11 countries and translated into 13 languages. He is a cofounder of DAstrugistenDa, artiestencollectief JA!, BurSlam, and the president of BAAZ (Belgische Afdeling van de (Internationale) Zaum Academie). Meersman studied archeology and art history and lives in Jette, Belgium.