Poets in Transylvania - the 12th Edition

Festival

Location:

ASTRA Museum
Strada Pădurea Dumbrava 16-20, Sibiu, Romania

Organizer:

ASTRA Museum

Dates And Hours:

About

📅 October 28–30, 2025

📍 Sibiu, Romania

🌍 About the Festival

The Poets in Transylvania Festival returns to Sibiu for its 12th edition!
For three days, poetry becomes a universal language — bringing together at Casa Artelor, the Faculty of Letters and Arts, and other cultural venues across the city, poets, professors, students, and literature lovers from around the world. ✍️✨

ℹ️ Festival Program

🗓️ Tuesday, October 28 – 6:00 p.m.

📍 Casa Artelor
Festival Opening & Poetry Readings

With the participation of:

Matei Vișniec (Romania)
Ana Donțu (Republic of Moldova)
James Appleby (United Kingdom)
Andrea Cote Botero (Colombia / USA)
Vasyl Makhno (Ukraine / USA)
Cătălina Stanislav (Romania)
Petar Matović (Serbia)

🗓️ Wednesday, October 29 – 4:00 p.m.

📍 Humanitas Bookstore
Book Launch:
📘 Matei Vișniec – “The Moon’s Consulate” (Humanitas, 2025)
Moderator: Radu Vancu

🗓️ Wednesday, October 29 – 6:00 p.m.

📍 Faculty of Letters and Arts (Banatului Street 12)
Poetry Readings

With the participation of:

Yolanda Castaño (Spain)
Teodor Dună (Romania)
Martí Sales (Spain)
Olga Ștefan (Romania)
Florin Iaru (Romania)
Livia Ștefan (Romania)
Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari (Romania)
Philip Nikolayev (USA)

🗓️ Thursday, October 30 – 12:00 p.m.

📍 Faculty of Letters and Arts (Victoriei Boulevard 5)
Conference:
🎙️ Art and Social Action. The Borders of Literature and the Literature of Borders

🗓️ Thursday, October 30 – 2:00 p.m.

📍 Dan Perjovschi’s Wall (Radu Stanca National Theatre)
🖋️ Poets’ Visit & Messages on the Wall of Artist Dan Perjovschi

🗓️ Thursday, October 30 – 6:00 p.m.

📍 Faculty of Letters and Arts (Banatului Street 12)
Poetry Readings & Festival Closing

With the participation of: