Vašek z Aše (2002) Czech Republic

slammer

Václav Ponikelský, a.k.a. Vašek z Aše, is a two-time runner-up in the Czech Slam Poetry Championship (2021, 2022). He was the first Czech slam poet to achieve significant success abroad, winning a bronze medal at the European Slam Poetry Championship in 2023. He originally hails from Aš but now studies in Prague at the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre of the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts. Born in 2002, he belongs to the youngest generation of slam poets.