| In the evening, I | |
| doff my image, in the bath -- | |
| I wash my thoughts clean. | |
| 's Avonds leg ik mijn | Am Abend lege |
| imago af en was ik -- | ich mein Image ab und ich -- |
| mijn gedachten schoon. | wasche meinen Geist. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-02
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 22, Helen Takes a Bath
Collection: Skin-contact
Keywords: Letting go, Meditation
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| I'm taking hot baths, | |
| not to keep my skin clean, but -- | |
| to keep my mind pure. | |
| Niet om mijn huid, maar | Nicht um meine Haut, |
| om mijn geest schoon te houden -- | sondern meinen Geist rein zu -- |
| ga ik vaak in bad. | halten, bade ich. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-02
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 22, Helen Takes a Bath
Collection: Skin-contact
Keyword: Health: psycho-soma
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| Gods do whatever | |
| they like to do, they have all -- | |
| the time in the world. | |
| De goden doen maar | Die Götter machen |
| wat, want ze hebben alle -- | was sie wollen, sie haben -- |
| tijd van de wereld. | alle Zeit der Welt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-02
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 19, Yelp of Joy
Collection: VacantVoid
Keywords: Boredom: dullness / emptiness, Order: chaos
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| My son just badmouths | |
| 'those women', and I get it -- | |
| By that, he means me. | |
| Mijn zoon geeft zomaar | Mein Sohn redet schlecht |
| af op 'die vrouwen', en daar -- | über 'diese Frauen', und -- |
| bedoelt hij mij mee. | damit meint er mich. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-02
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 18, News of Helen
Collection: Patterns
Keywords: Teenager (courage), Manly (tough)
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| Helen smiles at all, | |
| flirts with all men, practised, in -- | |
| front of her mirror. | |
| Helena glimlacht | Helena lächelt |
| met elke man, geoefend -- | mit allen Männern, geübt -- |
| voor haar passpiegel. | vor ihrem Spiegel. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-01
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 7, The Scar - Helen of Sparta (and Troy)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Keywords: Womanly (body), Attention: attract
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| She is beautiful, | |
| flirts with all men, practised, in -- | |
| front of her mirror. | |
| Ze is mooi en flirt | Sie ist schön, flirtet |
| met elke man, geoefend -- | mit allen Männern, geübt -- |
| voor haar passpiegel. | vor ihrem Spiegel. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-01
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 6, My Marriage - Helen of Sparta (and Troy)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Keywords: Womanly (body), Attention: attract
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| As a woman, I | |
| may be smart, but not close, there -- | |
| I have to be sweet. | |
| Als vrouw mag ik wel | Als Frau darf ich zwar |
| slim zijn, maar niet dichtbij, daar -- | klug sein, aber nicht nah dran -- |
| hoor ik lief te zijn. | dort soll ich lieb sein. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-01
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 6, My Marriage
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Keywords: Equality: women, Manly (dominance)
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| Important people | |
| must marry: important for -- | |
| the inheritance. | |
| Wie belangrijk is, | Wichtige Leute |
| moet trouwen: belangrijk voor -- | müssen heiraten: wichtig -- |
| de nalatenschap. | wegen des Erbes. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-01
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 6, My Marriage
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Keywords: Marriage (position), Care: preserve
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| The oracle is | |
| vague, so that people will soon -- | |
| come back, with new gifts. | |
| Orakels zijn vaag, | Orakel: vage, |
| zodat men gauw terugkomt -- | damit man bald wiederkommt -- |
| met nieuwe cadeaus. | mit neuen Gaben. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-01
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 5, Asphodel
Collection: Glimpsed
Keyword: Illusions: worldview
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| Servants secretly | |
| eat from the meat bowls a few -- | |
| pieces of pittance. | |
| Dienstmeisjes eten | Dienstmädchen naschen |
| stiekem van de vleesschalen -- | heimlich von den Fleischplatten -- |
| nog wat hongerloon. | einen Hungerlohn. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-01
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 4, The Chorus Line: Kiddie Mourn, A Lament by the Maids
Collection: Patterns
Keywords: Power: wealth, Poverty: action
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| I wish for a good | |
| outcome, then I close the door -- | |
| and I go to sleep. | |
| Ik wens een goede | Ich wünsche mir ein |
| afloop, en sluit dan de deur -- | gutes Ende, schließe ab -- |
| om te gaan slapen. | und gehe schlafen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-01
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 1, A Low Art
Letting go of what you cannot influence
Collection: Within the walls
Keyword: Letting go
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| You'd like to make out | |
| everything in the end, but -- | |
| that's not how it goes. | |
| Tenslotte alles | Letztendlich möchte |
| begrijpen, wie wil dat niet? | man alles verstehen, so -- |
| Maar zo gaat het nooit. | läuft es aber nie. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-01
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 1, A Low Art
Beginning of the narration
Collection: Patterns
Keyword: Life: discover / explore
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| The revelation | |
| wakes me: 'I speak to you, and -- | |
| thereby you exist'. | |
| De openbaring | Die Offenbarung |
| wekt mij: 'Ik spreek tot je, en -- | weckt mich: 'Ich spreche zu dir -- |
| daarmee besta je'. | also bist du da'. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-29
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood) - 1985
Novel
Collection: May the Might
Keywords: Religion: revelation, Manly (dominance)
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
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He likes to talk, elaborating |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-19
Penelope ("Weaver") after Odysseus' return home
Novel "The Penelopiad", 2005, Margaret Atwood), chapter 12, Waiting
Collection: Pending rain
Keyword: War: trauma
Tribute to: Homeros; Atwood, Margaret
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