The 4th edition The Gesture will be published on 10 April. This will be celebrated with an exhibition of original calligraphies by silvio colditz, a concert by Esmes Snappy Fishes and a reading by special guests. Come along and have a good evening in the Hole of Fame. Doors 7pm, from 8pm music & reading. 

The gesture as a print edition of the calligraphic library of poetry is a unique literary magazine that combines current poetry with calligraphy. Issue 4 comprises 84 colour pages in A4 format with 39 calligraphed poems by 27 authors: Yana Arlt, Helmut Blepp, Michael Georg Bregel, Miriam Brümmer, Crauss, Matthias Engels, Klaus Gottheiner, Ulf Großmann, Dirk Uwe Hansen, Volha Hapeyeva, Marit Heuß, Gerald Jatzek, Paul Jeute, Sascha Kokot, Jan Kuhlbrodt, I. J. Melodia, Eline Menke, Bertram Reinecke, Patrick Schild, Sigune Schnabel, Mati Shemoelof, Christine Johanna Seidensticker, Moira Walsh, Jane Wels, Patrick Wilden, Gabriel Wolkenfeld, Anna Zepnick.

More about the issue and the event at www.diegeste.blogspot.com or www.instgram.com/die_geste_/

silvio colditz, born 1978, lives in Dresden, calligrapher, poet and publisher Die Geste. Founded the literary magazine Der Maulkorb in 2006 after an alcohol withdrawal (until 2018) Operates the calligraphic library of poetry. Editor of the calligraphic literary magazine Die Geste since 2022. Numerous exhibitions with calligraphy and photography, in 2022 his latest poetry collection sich selbst aufs Spiel setzen was published by 3 crow Publishing, www.instagram.com/silvio_colditz

Esmes Snappy is the solo project of the singer and guitarist of Sugar Ko:ma.Stories of werewolves, mermaids and the prairie behind the fences enchant listeners with gentle yet powerful sounds. A journey into the realm of dreams and stories on 6 strings, a mixture of dreamfolk, darkcountry and troubadour. https://esmessnappyfishes.bandcamp.comhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyeB3g8VwYs

You can find the Hole of Fame at Königsbrücker Straße 39 or www.holeoffame.de

The exhibition can be visited until 19 April. Finissage on 20 April