Poetry with Orli Yomi
Dates:
14.20 h
As part of ›Shifting Grounds – IN COMMON‹
Accessibility
The Zollverein slag heap is not accessible to wheelchair users or people with mobility impairments due to uneven paths and slopes.
All events of the festival ›Shifting Grounds – IN COMMON‹ will be filmed and photographed for documentation and promotional purposes. The resulting images will be published for public relations purposes in print media as well as on PACT Zollverein’s website and social media channels. If you, as a visitor, do not wish to appear in these images, please inform the PACT team on site. You can recognize team members by their purple lanyards.
© Stella Rome
Orli Yomi is an Afro-diasporic poet and spoken-word artist from the Ruhr region. In her work, she weaves together memory, Black feminism, spirituality, and the language of emotions. As part of the summer festival ›Shifting Grounds – IN COMMON‹, she will read from her debut poetry collection ›Sonnenwenden‹, published in 2025. The poems explore pain and healing, Black femininity, tenderness, and personal growth. Following the seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter, the texts accompany moments of letting go, learning, and new beginnings, inviting readers to embrace change as part of life and to find their own path. A poetic homage to everyone who finds their place and keeps returning to themselves.
Dates:
14.20 h
As part of ›Shifting Grounds – IN COMMON‹
Accessibility
The Zollverein slag heap is not accessible to wheelchair users or people with mobility impairments due to uneven paths and slopes.
All events of the festival ›Shifting Grounds – IN COMMON‹ will be filmed and photographed for documentation and promotional purposes. The resulting images will be published for public relations purposes in print media as well as on PACT Zollverein’s website and social media channels. If you, as a visitor, do not wish to appear in these images, please inform the PACT team on site. You can recognize team members by their purple lanyards.
Event site
Zollverein slag heap – Station 1
Coordinates: 51.488631, 7.039248
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