Queer Poetry Nights
Be safe. Be queer. And take care of each other.
Our signature offering is our Queer Poetry Nights series with monthly open mics in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Safe(r) spaces for self-expression, connection and collective healing. Discover our calendar and how to sign up to perform.
OUT NOW
OUT NOW:
Queer and Feminist Poetry Anthology Vol. II
The Queer & Feminist Poetry Anthology Vol. II: Queer Joy & Gender Euphoria Edition is a bilingual collection in Dutch and English featuring the voices of 51 LGBTQ+ poets and spoken word artists based in The Netherlands.
This edition celebrates queer joy, gender euphoria, pleasure, pride, softness, and the power of collective imagination. At a time when queer stories are so often reduced to trauma, loss, or survival, this anthology invites you to reimagine alternative futures and center hope, love, and the freedom of becoming yourself.
Through poetry and spoken word, these writers reclaim joy as something deeply radical: a form of resistance, healing, and transformation.
2018
Year of creation
250+
Queer Poets in our network
Who We Are
The 1st Queer Poetry Platform in the Netherlands
Stichting Unwanted Words Project is an award-winning platform for emerging queer poets and spoken word artists in the Netherlands. Our goal as a collective is to create spaces where LGBTQ+ talent can thrive and connect with like-minded communities. We are on a mission to provide more options for safe(r) spaces and opportunities for queer connection and growth.
We do this through spoken word workshops & open mics such as our Queer Poetry Nights series. As well as initiatives to spotlight the best queer talent in our community such as our 1st & 2nd Queer & Feminist Poetry Awards and our Queer & Feminist Poetry Anthology. We aim to promote and empower queer voices from an intersectional approach.