For the first time since the beginning of the award “European Poet of Freedom”, the jury has decided to award two poets, according to europejski-poeta-wolnosci.pl.

 “We are pleased to inform that the European poets of freedom 2022 are Marianna Kiyanovska (Ukraine) with ‘The Voices of Babyn Yar’ and Luljeta Lleshanaku with ‘Water and Carbon’,” according to the jury.

The official award ceremony will take place on June 10 during the European Festival of Poetry of Freedom (June 9-11, 2022).

The Jury of the European Poetry Prize for Literature was convened in Gdansk on April 25, 2022.

/Klara Ruci/