The misunderstanding, this departure – It misferstân, dit gean
. The misunderstanding, this departure to a painting by Hieronymus Bosch (Crossroads – Eric Clapton) In boot and shoe he stands before …
Europe, the names – Europa, de nammen
EUROPE – THE NAMES It’s crowded on the coasts of Europe. Tourists, drunk in the sea, swim past wreckage from the boat …
Nij Hiddum & the trade ad infinitum – Nij Hiddum & de hannel ad infinitum
NIJ HIDDUM & THE TRADE AD INFINITUM On drawing boards the turbines rise, higher than Babel in the Nij Hiddum sky, playing …
Reliëf – Reliëf
RELIEF After a painting of Bram Bogart (1921-2012) at the exhibition “Tabula Rasa”, Beetsterzwaag, 2018 With mountains of paint, sand and cement, …
Good as new – As good as new your heart has room
Good as new ‘Almost Blue’, Chet Baker As good as new your heart has room for jazz in young February light. …
The Ditches – De fearten
The Ditches Milk Strike 1943, Oudega Bouke de Vries (1907-1943) Broer de Witte (1923-1943) The day seemed bright as Postma’s days, the …
Malta – the Assassinated Day – Malta – de opblaasde dei
Malta – the Assassinated Day ‘There are crooks everywhere you look now, the situation is desperate.’ Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia (1964-2017), murdered …
Au Musée –
Au Musée The word turns to mud in the mouth of time, unsayable this winter’s night while the sea still speaks, the …
Words’ Journey – De tocht, de taal
Words’ Journey ‘De OBUS over de stad’ Paul van Ostaijen The city considers its streets of an early morn, greets – Obus, …
A Loss – In ferdwinen
A Loss He disappeared in the dead of winter W.H. Auden The days are nothing but a maze a search party after …