Author: Philip Meersman

Philip Meersman is a multilingual poet who explores and expands the boundaries of written and spoken poetry, focusing on current news, socio-political issues, and environmental topics. He performs globally and conducts workshops in experimental, visual, and performance poetry. Meersman holds a Master’s degree in Art Sciences and Archaeology from the Flemish Free University of Brussels, where his thesis centered on defining and developing a multidisciplinary research methodology for visual poetry. He also founded the World Poetry Slam Organization, an international NGO that coordinates the European and World Championships of Poetry Slam, and has been elected as its chairperson. Books: – This is Belgian Chocolate: Manifestations of Poetry (Three Rooms Press, NY, USA, 2014, ISBN: 9781941110010) – There Is Blue Somewhere (Cyberwit, Allahabad, India, 2020, ISBN: 9789390202966) – Het Omstandereffect (Boekscout Uitgeverij, Soest, The Netherlands, 2023, ISBN: 9789464896381)