Newcomer of the Month: Nana Fatou

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Experience one of the year's most talked about and critically acclaimed debutants when Nana Fatou talks about her poetry collection 'Toubab'. What is it like to be torn between multiple cultures, multiple homes? How do you write about family, love, and grief across languages, countries, and continents? And what can poetry do when it tries to capture the most complex experiences of globalization? Experience In 'Toubab', Nana Fatou writes about growing up between Denmark and Gambia. She writes about visiting the part of the family that feels familiar and foreign at the same time, and about a particular divide between cultures, languages and life. The poems revolve around family, race, migration, love and grief, but also about the small and often wordless moments when people try to reach each other. With precise and sensual language, Nana Fatou writes into complex emotions, thoughts and social relationships. About expectations and misunderstandings. About shame, care and longing. - Date: 24 November 2026 - Time: 17:00–18:15 - Venue: Københavns Hovedbibliotek - Address: Krystalgade 15, Copenhagen K, Denmark - Admission: Free