How do we face major crises—as individuals, artists, and institutions? How do we relate to one another, to power, and to the welfare state in a world that is burning?
Experience performances by Melanie Kitti and Nynne Roberta Pedersen Pedersen, both writers and artists who work across poetry, art, activism, song, drama, and directing.
With an eye on the great potential and natural limitations of poetry and art, they explore the narratives and counter-narratives that we create about crisis, power, and inequality and the communities we make room for—or fail to make room for.
The event is part of the Christianshavn Book Festival 2025
Meet the artists
Melanie Kitti (b. 1986) is a Swedish writer and visual artist. Kitti’s poetry collection HALVT URNE, HALVT GRAL (translated into Danish by Liv Nimand Duvå) was published in 2022, followed by Borte/Borta in 2023. Along with poet and writer Priya Bains, she founded the art and literature magazine Abhivyakti, which exclusively features contributions by racialized authors.
Nynne Roberta Pedersen Pedersen is a Danish writer and songwriter. Pedersen’s activist poetry collection/songbook Vi hopper på åkander was published in 2023, and was nominated for the Munch-Christensen Debut Prize. Her latest release is Chickenwings (2024).
Practical information
The event is free and no registration is required.
Accessibility: If you have limited or no mobility, a stair lift including a manual wheelchair is available. Call +45 32 57 72 73 and a host will come out to assist you.
Christianshavn Book Festival 2025
The event is part of the Christianshavn Book Festival 2025. You can find the full program with many more exciting Nordic literary events on the festival’s Facebook page and at bibliotek.kk.dk/bogfestival
We look forward to welcoming you!