Asmae Amadaou performs
Asmae Amaddaou (Gouda, 2001) is a writer, poet, and spoken word artist. She graduated from the HKU (Writing for Performance) in 2023. In her work, she explores themes such as FC Barcelona, Palestine, girlhood, snack bars, God, motherlands, Geert Wilders’ “less, less, less” statement, and love in all its facets. In 2024, she was selected for the Dutch Foundation for Literature’s Slow Writing Lab, created a trilogy about power with Mooie Woorden, and made her TV debut with the Vrouwejaars Conference. She has performed on stages ranging from Lowlands and Paradiso to the Royal Theater and a community center in Amsterdam-West. In April, she was the youngest name in the lineup of illustrious poetry pop stars at Poëzie in Carré III and received a roaring applause. Her debut collection will be published soon by De Bezige Bij.

Photographer: Amfo Kwadwo