Programmes
PROGRAMME OF THE 65th STRUGA POETRY EVENINGS 2026
Wednesday
June 24, 2026Planting a tree and poetry reading in honour of the Poet-Laureate of the 2026 “Golden Wreath” Award – Anneke Brassinga
Park of Poetry
Press conference with the recipient of the 2026 “Golden Wreath” Award of SPE
Piano hall – Hotel “Drim”
Art exhibition - “Flowers, Poetry, Peace” by Zhivko Popovski - Cvetin
Lobby - Hotel “Drim”
Official opening of the Struga Poetry Evenings 2026
Cultural Centre “Miladinov Brothers” (Main Hall)
”Poetry Meridians” – International poetry reading
Cultural Centre “Miladinov Brothers” (Main Hall)
Thursday
June 25, 2026Night without punctuation: First part – “STONE AND SOIL” (reading by poets featured in the anthology) Presenter: Ivan Dzeparoski, editor of the anthology Second part – ENHALON (reading by poets competing for the “ENHALON” Award)
Inner stage, Cultural Centre “Miladinov Brothers”
Poetry reading of the shortlisted poets for the “Miladinov Brothers” Award for 2026
Piano hall – Hotel “Drim”
Portrait of Julijana Velichkovska, winner of the “Miladinov Brothers” Award for 2025 Moderator – Violeta Tancheva Zlateva
Piano hall – Hotel “Drim”
Presentation of the books published in the “Pleiades” edition: - Peter Mackay (Scotland, United Kingdom) Moderator – Nikola Gjelincheski - Luis Garcia Montero (Spain) Moderator – Marija Petrovska - Xi Chuan (China) Moderator – Igor Radev
Piano hall – Hotel “Drim”
Poetry coffee - Meeting with publishers, agents and professional visitors - “VERSOPOLIS” and poetry reading
Europe House Struga
Promotion of the book with interviews “Laureates - Lakeshore Conversations” by Dime Ratajkoski Moderator: Mite Stefoski
Europe House Struga
Portrait of Daniel Hinds, Laureate of the 2026 “Bridges of Struga” Award of SPE and UNESCO Moderator: Gorjan Kostovski
Europe House Struga
Poetry portraits – “Pleiades” – Luis Garcia Montero (Spain), Peter Mackay (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Inner stage, Cultural Centre “Miladinov Brothers”
„Circles 1“ – International poetry reading
Inner stage, Cultural Centre “Miladinov Brothers”
Evening of VERSOPOLIS
Inner stage, Cultural Centre “Miladinov Brothers”
Evening of VERSOPOLIS
Inner stage, Cultural Centre “Miladinov Brothers”
Friday
June 26, 2026Night without punctuation: First part – “STONE AND SOIL” (reading by poets featured in the anthology) Presenter: Ivan Dzeparoski, editor of the anthology Second part – ENHALON (reading by poets competing for the “ENHALON” Award)
Inner stage, Cultural Centre “Miladinov Brothers”
„Matinée“, international poetry reading and visit to Ohrid and its landmarks
Courtyard of the church St. Mary Peribleptos
Contemporary Macedonian poetry 1 – poetry reading
Piano hall – Hotel “Drim”
Press conference - presentation of the “Miladinov Brothers” Award winner for 2026
Piano hall – Hotel “Drim”
Poetry reading – “Pleiades” – Michael Krüger (Germany), Xi Chuan (China)
Inner stage, Cultural Centre “Miladinov Brothers”
Poetry portraits
Inner stage, Cultural Centre “Miladinov Brothers”
„Circles 2“ – International poetry reading
Inner stage, Cultural Centre “Miladinov Brothers”
Saturday
June 27, 2026Poetry coffee with the winner of the 2026 “Golden Wreath” Award of SPE, Anneke Brassinga (Netherlands) Moderator: Bas Kwakman
Пијано сала – Хотел Дрим
Contemporary Macedonian poetry 2 – poetry reading
Europe House – Park of poetry
Announcement of the winner and presentation of the “Stojan Hristov” Award for best poetry book by a Macedonian poet living abroad
Piano hall – Hotel “Drim”
“Correspondences” – International poetry reading
Courtyard of the church “St. Sofia”, Ohrid
Poetry portrait of the Poet-Laureate of the 2026 “Golden Wreath” Award of SPE, Anneke Brassinga (Netherlands
Church “St. Sofia”, Ohrid
Sunday
June 28, 2026Outing to the monastery “St Naum” by boat and visit to the springs of the river Crn Drim
Poetry reading
Courtyard of the monastery “St Naum”
Return to Struga by boat and poetry reading - Presentation of the “In Vino Veritas” award for best poem dedicated to wine (on the boat)
“Bridges”, international poetry reading and presentation of the awards “Golden Wreath”, “Miladinov Brothers” and “Bridges of Struga”
”Bridge of Poetry” - Struga
Final reception for the SPE 2026 participants
Announcement of the “Enhalon” award winner
Press centre of SPE in Hotel “Drim”
Monday
June 29, 2026Poetry Matinée in Kavadarci
“Tikves” Winery - Kavadarci