Poet-Performer

Philip Meersman is multilingual poet & doctoral student at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. His work shifts the boundaries of written & spoken poetry, often reflecting on current events, socio-political issues and environmental concerns. Meersman performs worldwide, conducts workshops on experimental, visual, and performance poetry and creates immersive, XR, interactive, experimental and climate-focused poetry installation performances. He curates the Brussels Planetarium Poetry Fest and Transpoesie and is the founder and chair of Ivzw World Poetry Slam Organization Aisbl, a global network of national slam competitions. Additionally, he coordinates the European & World Championships Poetry Slam, promoting inclusivity in the arts.

Published Books:
Oceanus Refertus Microplastic. Paradise on a Slip of Paper, Cyberwit Press, Allahabad, India, 2024-2025
Het Omstandereffect, Boekscout, Soest, Nederland, 2023
There Is Blue Somewhere , Cyberwit Press, Allahabad, India, 2020
This is Belgian Chocolate, Manifestations of Poetry , Three Rooms Press, New York, NY, USA, 2014
Manifest voor de poëzie, Publisher De Contrabas, 2012

Philip Meersman – Official Website