Amsterdam Pride ️‍ : Queer Poetry Anthology by Unwanted Words

Please join us for the presentation of Queer & Feminist Poetry Anthology Vol. II: Queer Joy & Gender Euphoria Edition by Unwanted Words
About this Event

Please join us in Amsterdam for the presentation of by the queer poetry platform Unwanted Words.
This anthology was created by asking for submissions reflecting on queer joy and
gender euphoria. Not because joy is easy. But because joy matters. Too often, queer stories are expected to center pain, struggle, or survival. While those experiences are real and important, they are not the whole story.
Queer life is also friendship. It is pleasure. It is dancing in kitchens. It is finding language for yourself. It is tenderness. It is desire. It is community. It is becoming.
The poems in this anthology remind us that joy can be radical. That softness can be powerful. That imagining ourselves beyond limitation is an act of resistance. Together, these writers offer visions of queer life that are expansive, intimate, playful, vulnerable, and deeply alive.
About the book:
The Queer & Feminist Poetry Anthology Vol II: Queer Joy & Gender Euphoria Edition is a bilingual publication (Dutch and English) that brings together the voices of LGBTQ+ poets and spoken word artists living in the Netherlands.
This edition is dedicated to queer joy, gender euphoria, pleasure, pride, softness, resistance through happiness and collective imagination. In a time when queer narratives are often framed through trauma, loss or survival, this anthology deliberately centers joy and the euphoria of affirming your gender and identity as a radical, political and transformative force.
About the authors:
Featured poets include: AC Lans, Alex River K, Carmen José, Chella Chella, Dominic Pradana, Eddy Tilro, Elfie Muis, Elias Bučko, Elisa, Evy, Hawun, Jiye, Jowi Len, Kevin-Ahn Kwang Soo-Groen, La Lau, Layla Silbernberg, Leonie de Waal, Leroy Kxng, Lily Clarisa, Lionel Deul, Ludwika, Luis Bracamontes, Luka Prelas, Luke Worthy, M ALBERTO, Maaike van Steenis, Martijn Orlando, Mikayla Vieira Ribeiro, Mir, Moni Zwitserloot, Nadia Buiter, Nicchelle Buyne, Nim, Nine de Jonge, O.L. Trethyn, Parel Joy, Paula Breuning, Pei Kuo, sam(uēl), Sascha Sylbing, Sofia M., Suus Duk, Tal, Tessa van Rens, Titus Maria Williams, Tuaca Kelly, Valentijn Hamel, Valentine Roze, Vlinder Verouden, and willow sommer.
The anthology also features a special contribution by Hendri Yulius Wijaya, Poet in Residence at Poetry International Festival 2026.

Please note: You will receive a €10 voucher at the event, to spend on any book you choose to buy that evening.