{"id":65871,"date":"2025-04-09T13:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=65871"},"modified":"2025-04-15T22:28:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T02:28:45","slug":"poetry-and-music-at-the-palace-in-st-gallen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2025\/04\/poetry-and-music-at-the-palace-in-st-gallen.html","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Poetry and Music at the Palace in St. Gallen <\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>They like poetry in Switzerland. Our readings went well, and we had an enthusiastic crowd.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PALACE-night-combo-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"65870\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/screenshot-192\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PALACE-night-combo-750-enh.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Screenshot&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PALACE-night-combo-750-enh-300x144.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PALACE-night-combo-750-enh.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PALACE-night-combo-750-enh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65870\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" title=\"CLICK TO ENLARGE.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PALACE-night-combo-750-enh.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PALACE-night-combo-750-enh-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Palace in St. Gallen, Switzerland, &amp; program for April 1, 2025<\/em>. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PALACE-night-combo-scaled.jpg\">Click to enlarge.<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Heller-Levi-Clemens-Umbricht-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-April.-1-2025-750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" data-attachment-id=\"65799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/jan-heller-levi-clemens-umbricht-at-the-palace-st-gallen-april-1-2025-750\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Heller-Levi-Clemens-Umbricht-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-April.-1-2025-750.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,563\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jan Heller Levi &amp;#038; Clemens Umbricht, at the Palace St. Gallen, April. 1, 2025 (750)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jan Heller Levi (left) and Clemens Umbricht reading at the Palace, St. Gallen, Switzerland, April 1, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Heller-Levi-Clemens-Umbricht-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-April.-1-2025-750-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Heller-Levi-Clemens-Umbricht-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-April.-1-2025-750.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Heller-Levi-Clemens-Umbricht-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-April.-1-2025-750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Heller-Levi-Clemens-Umbricht-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-April.-1-2025-750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Heller-Levi-Clemens-Umbricht-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-April.-1-2025-750-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Jan Heller Levi (left) and Clemens Umbricht reading at the Palace<\/em>. [Photo by Ams\u00e9l]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-Swizterland-April-1-2025-750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" data-attachment-id=\"65752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/jan-herman-florian-vetsch-at-the-palace-st-gallen-swizterland-april-1-2025-750\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-Swizterland-April-1-2025-750.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,563\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jan Herman (left) and Florian Vetsch, reading at the Palace (St. Gallen, Swizterland), April 1, 2025\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jan Herman (left) and Florian Vetsch reading at the Palace (St. Gallen, Swizterland), April 1, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-Swizterland-April-1-2025-750-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-Swizterland-April-1-2025-750.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-Swizterland-April-1-2025-750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-Swizterland-April-1-2025-750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-at-the-Palace-St.-Gallen-Swizterland-April-1-2025-750-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Jan Herman (left) and Florian Vetsch reading at the Palace.<\/em>  [Photo by Ams\u00e9l]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Clemens-Umbricht-Jan-Heller-Levi-Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-Klemens-Wempe-Palace-Apr.-1st-2025-750enh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" data-attachment-id=\"65877\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/clemens-umbricht-jan-heller-levi-jan-herman-florian-vetsch-klemens-wempe-palace-apr-1st-2025-750enh\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Clemens-Umbricht-Jan-Heller-Levi-Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-Klemens-Wempe-Palace-Apr.-1st-2025-750enh.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,563\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clemens Umbricht, Jan Heller Levi, Jan Herman, Florian Vetsch &amp;#038; Klemens Wempe, Palace, Apr. 1st 2025 (750)enh\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Clemens-Umbricht-Jan-Heller-Levi-Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-Klemens-Wempe-Palace-Apr.-1st-2025-750enh-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Clemens-Umbricht-Jan-Heller-Levi-Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-Klemens-Wempe-Palace-Apr.-1st-2025-750enh.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Clemens-Umbricht-Jan-Heller-Levi-Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-Klemens-Wempe-Palace-Apr.-1st-2025-750enh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Clemens-Umbricht-Jan-Heller-Levi-Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-Klemens-Wempe-Palace-Apr.-1st-2025-750enh.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Clemens-Umbricht-Jan-Heller-Levi-Jan-Herman-Florian-Vetsch-Klemens-Wempe-Palace-Apr.-1st-2025-750enh-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left: <em>Clemens Umbricht, Jan Heller Levi, Jan Herman, Florian Vetsch, DJ Soul Sonic.<\/em> [Photo by Ams\u00e9l]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One of the poems read at the Palace, &#8220;New Lines&#8221; by me; translated by Florian (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NEW-LINES-by-jh-translated-by-fv-1460.jpg\">enlarge<\/a>):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NEW-LINES-by-jh-translated-by-fv-1460.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"543\" data-attachment-id=\"65912\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/screenshot-194\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NEW-LINES-by-jh-translated-by-fv-750.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,543\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8220;New Lines&amp;#8221; \u00a9 by Jan Herman (translation \u00a9 by Florian Vetsch\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NEW-LINES-by-jh-translated-by-fv-750-300x217.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NEW-LINES-by-jh-translated-by-fv-750.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NEW-LINES-by-jh-translated-by-fv-750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65912\" title=\"CLICK TO ENLARGE.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NEW-LINES-by-jh-translated-by-fv-750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NEW-LINES-by-jh-translated-by-fv-750-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>They like poetry in Switzerland. 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