The Poetry of the Seasons: Spring

Name: The Poetry of the Seasons: Spring
Start: 2027-04-27T16:30:00+02:00
End: 2027-04-27T18:30:00+02:00
Location: 1. Hovedbiblioteket

Tue, 27 Apr 2027 · 16:30 — 18:30

1. Hovedbiblioteket, Randers · 50 kr. · ≈ 7 €

lecture culture outdoor active

The Poetry of the Seasons: Spring — 1. Hovedbiblioteket, Randers

The Poetry of Seasons: Spring is one of four events in the series The Poetry of Seasons, where literature, nature and slowness meet in the open air. Facilitators Pernille Thoustrup Jensen and Mai Kordelin Paulsen guide participants through creative exercises - including tree poetry. No prior experience is needed, and everyone from 13 years old is welcome.

The event takes place in nature close to Randers C. The exact location will be announced closer to the date - dress according to the weather.

Time: 16:30-18:30. Price: 50 kr. You register for each event in the series separately:

24.09.2026: The Poetry of Seasons: Autumn
16.01.2027: The Poetry of Seasons: Winter
27.04.2027: The Poetry of Seasons: Spring
18.06.2027: The Poetry of Seasons: Summer

Questions can be directed to Mai Kordelin Paulsen at tel. +45 21 66 60 51 or mkp@randersbib.dk

About: Mai Kordelin Paulsen

A literature specialist from Randers Bibliotek known for community reading and outdoor poetry. Mai Kordelin Paulsen headed a nationwide research project on libraries and wellbeing, and presents poetry in the open-air series Årstidernes poesi.

38+

well-being dimensions mapped in the research project 'Libraries promote well-being'

900+

completed questionnaires in the research project

What's new

2026-07
Randers Library launched the project 'Nature in New Ways', where Mai Kordelin Paulsen is involved in organizing literature walks and Seasons' Poetry from autumn 2026 to summer 2027.
2026-02
The results of the research project 'Libraries Promote Well-being', which Mai Kordelin Paulsen led, were presented at the Main Library in Randers on 29 January 2026.
2026-01
The report from 'Libraries Promote Well-being' was published in January 2026 and shows that libraries promote well-being in at least 38 different dimensions.

Tracks

Årstidernes poesiOutdoor poetry series in collaboration with Pernille Thoustrup Jensen, starting autumn 2026

Biblioteker fremmer trivselResearch project 2024-2026 with Aarhus University and three Jutland libraries

DR RomanklubLiterary reading club at Randers Library, led by Mai Kordelin Paulsen

TorsdagsbogenMonthly reading group at Randers Library, facilitated by Mai Kordelin Paulsen

SkrivefællesskabetWriting workshop for adults at Randers Library, autumn 2024

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