25/04/2025
Georgian-Serbian Literary Collaboration at the Writers’ House of Georgia
The Georgian-Serbian residency program, hosted at the Writers’ House, concluded with a creative evening that highlighted the power of literary exchange.
During the event, Georgian and Serbian poets read their newly translated poems and shared their experiences from the collaborative translation process.
The event was attended by Datuna Sirbiladze, Honorary Consul of Serbia in Georgia; Ketevan Dumbadze, Director of the Writers’ House; Ilia Koberidze, former Ambassador of Georgia to Serbia; as well as Georgian writers and other distinguished guests.
A letter from Zoran Marinković, Consul of Serbia, was delivered on behalf of H.E. Tatjana Pannayotović, Ambassador of Serbia, expressing strong support for cultural exchange and wishing success to all participating poets.
As a gesture of goodwill, the Serbian Writers’ Association presented the Writers’ House with an icon of a Serbian saint.
The project brought together six Georgian poets — Irma Beridze, Salomea Lominadze, Natalia Beitrishvili, Maia Mindeli, Lile Kvirkvia, and Miranda Eristavi — and six Serbian poets — Gordana Vlajić, Dučica Ivanović, Aleksandra Mihajlović, Aleksandra Pavićević, Hristina Mrša, and Jasmina Malešević.
This unique collaboration was made possible through a memorandum of understanding between the Writers’ House of Georgia and the Serbian Writers’ Association. Over two days, the poets worked closely together to create translations of each other’s works.
The result of this initiative will be the publication of a bilingual anthology, celebrating friendship, creativity, and cultural dialogue between Georgia and Serbia.
