Open Call: Workshop “Unspoken”
Deadline for registration: 31 May 2025
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From the organizer:
If you write poetry, love poetry, or just want to explore creative expression through language, this is for you.
We invite you to join “Unspoken”, a 3-days poetry workshop series led by guest artists Elio Waloschek (UK) and Zelda (Việt Nam).
This workshop is part of Elio Waloschek’s artist residency at the Artist-in-Residence Vietnam Network (AiRViNe).
Workshops will take place on June 6 – 7 – 8, 2025, in Hanoi
Workshop sessions include:
– Writing Poetry – writing from intuition, emotion, and the unspoken
– Editing Poetry – transforming drafts into poetic spaces
– Performing Poetry – connecting voice, body, and audience
**Participants are required to attend a minimum of 2/3 of the workshops. Workshop 1, “Building Poetry,” is highly recommended.
Guest facilitators:
Elio Waloschek – poet and performance artist from London/Rotterdam
Zelda – poet, translator, and author of numerous published works in Vietnam
For: Young creatives, poetry lovers, or anyone curious about language. No prior experience or English fluency required.
Venue details will be shared upon confirmation of your spot.
About Elio Waloschek
Elio Waloschek is a poet, performer and artist from London and Rotterdam. An alumnus of Roundhouse Poetry Collective and Apples & Snakes Writing Room, his work has been featured on BBC radio and published by the Poetry Society, Bathmagg, and Broken Sleep Books. He was the winner of the 2020 Roundhouse Slam. He has performed at festivals and venues around the UK and NL, including a 1 hour solo show, ‘Waterlog’, which debuted at the Roundhouse in 2023.
Fusing myth with mundanity, and intention with accident, his practice webs a wet mythology of transformation, transmasculinity, desire and other(ed)ness.
About Zelda
Zelda is a Vietnamese author, writer, and poet. From 2005 to 2015, Zelda collaborated with various youth magazines in different columns. Her published books include: Từ nơi tận cùng thế giới (short story collection, 2014, reissued 2019), Như là vẽ ra mà thôi (poetry collection, 2014, reissued 2020), Và để cơn mưa nằm yên (prose, 2015), Đây không phải chuyện cổ tích (short story collection, 2015), Giữa ai và ai, không ai (poetry postcard, 2016), Lúc nào cũng là quá muộn (poetry collection, 2017, reissued 2021), Điều duy nhất còn sót lại (short story collection, 2020) and she has also contributed to over 20 other co-published books. Zelda has also translated poetry, including: Love and Misadventure (Lang Leav, poetry and proses, 2016), In Honor of Xuân Quỳnh (Soulvenir, zine, 2017), Family Diner (UNICEF, video, poetry by Taz, 2021). In 2024, Zelda participated in the Around the Fire Symposium, organized by Queen’s University Belfast, with her work The Bridge.
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