After two months, there is still no agreement. “My patience is great, but not infinite,” he says Van Gasse lies. But the fact that city poets are now resigning collectively also has to do with Antwerp’s broader cultural climate, in particular demolition of subsidies for cultural projects. The decision was made a few weeks ago.
Lotte Dodion: “These are means of making art accessible, newer and broader. This is not a quick budget fix, this is a death wish and I cannot support it. I believe in poetry as a way to warm up society. The coldness of this city government and the social vision it spreads are in contrast with this and can no longer be reconciled ”.
