Gershwin Bonevacia (NL, 1992) is a poet and spoken word artist. Between 2019 and 2021, he was the city poet of Amsterdam. He published a poem every month in Het Parool and, with his characteristic way of reciting, is a regular part of cultural programmes. His stormy rise was not spontaneous due to his dyslexia, but wrestling with words made him an inventive word artist.