She is a poet, thinker, performer, and above all a voice you don’t just hear, but feel. Aja Monet, Grammy-nominated and deeply rooted in soul, blues, jazz, and resistance, comes to BIRD on Sunday 16 November, with her debut album when the poems do what they do.

Expect a show that scratches and soothes, that opens and summons. Together with her full American band, she brings poetry that sings, trembles, and fights somewhere between memory and revolution, between prayer and protest. After the concert, we’ll pull up chairs for an in-depth talk ‘Behind The Rhyme’ about the power of language, music, and community.

In collaboration with BIRD, Mensen Zeggen Dingen and Poetry International.

Date: Sunday November 16th 2025
Time: 14:30 (doors: 14:00)
Location: BIRD Rotterdam
Entrance: € 23,50

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