During my Residency, I held several poetry workshops and readings together with local artists and guests, for example the poet Claire Crowther.
“I held an honorary position as a Poet in Residence at the Westbury Arts Centre (Milton Keynes) in 2014/2015. The position brought together my interests in poetry, music and collaborative arts. ”
“In 2016, I was a Poet in Residence for the London’s garden St Dunstans in the East during the Open Gardens Squares Weekend, organised by The Poetry School and The London Parks and Gardens.”
“I am currently working on a a translation of selected poems by my poetry guru and life teacher, Milan Rúfus. I spent several summers in his birthplace, Závažná Poruba, Slovakia.”
I am wearing the national Slovak costume in these photos (“kroj”), this one is from the region Turiec (northern Slovakia) where I was born.
I am reading one of the translated poems at an event in England, the music in the background is the song Disupte by Yann Tiersen played by me.
This collection of love poems called "Lasky" has been my poetry bible and manual to life since early childhood.