We follow Poet Laureate Babs Gons in her new position. What are the expectations and ambitions she assume this task with? Travelling across the Netherlands, Gons engages in conversation about language.
Author, poet, and spoken word performer Babs Gons, Poet of the Netherlands since 2023, takes to the barricades armed with her poems. She uses language to gently soothe and call for connection in a political climate increasingly dominated by polarization. Babs Gons start off with hope and, in the midst of a challenging recovery from breast cancer, fully commits to her mission. With care and love, she travels the country to engage in conversations with people. Because poetry can offer hope and comfort, especially in uncertain times. The documentary Babs Gons – Precies goed intimately captures the turbulent period from the moment Babs Gons begins her new position and follows her for two years. Her poems form the soundtrack of this documentary.
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