Davide Vanotti, writer and Asilo Bianco founder, presents Swedish poet Linn Hansén.

Brunch with the author - Sunday 7th July at 11 a.m. - Asilo Bianco, via Zanoni 17

Linn Hansén is a Swedish poet, born in Göteborg in 1983. Her first book, "Ta i trä" (Touch wood), was published in 2008, and her second book, "Gå till historien", will be launched in April 2013. She has been published by a number of Scandinavian magazines and her work is translated into Romanian, English, French, Spanish, Slovene, Ukraine and Macedonian. In addition to her own writing, she is the curator of the Göteborg Poetry Festival and works as an editor of the cultural journal and independent publishing house Glänta (glanta.org). She also writes in the literary collectives Sharks and G=T=B=R=G, with whom she has, among other things, published a poetry film ("Bonjour enfance") and a book ("Ett tunt underlag"). Linn Hansén has been involved in several collaborative projects together with artists and musicians, eg the poetry and accordion show "Vem gråter för Jemma Blomhoff" (Who's crying for Jemma Blomhoff) that toured Sweden, Finland and Ukraine 2011-2012.