Mona Harry

Mona Harry studied art and philosophy in Hamburg and is an author, illustrator and poetry slam poet. From 2011 onward, she performed on stages throughout the German-speaking world. Her text “Norden” went viral on YouTube and brought her recognition beyond the poetry slam scene. In 2015, she reached the final of the German-language Poetry Slam Championships; in 2020, she received the sponsorship award associated with the Art Prize of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, and in 2021 she won the Schleswig-Holstein Poetry Slam Championships. Her publications include the collections “Norden und andere Richtungen” and “Hamburg und andere Gelegenheiten,” the children’s books “Mutproben” and “Die Dinge & wir,” and the literary travel guide “Ins Blaue – 20 Radtouren im Land zwischen den Meeren.”