| Dad's whiskey spirit | |
| comes inside me, it's a dream -- | |
| It wasn't one at first. | |
| Papa's whiskeygeest | Papas Whiskey-Geist |
| komt in mij, het is een droom -- | kommt in mich, ach, dieser Traum -- |
| die eerst geen droom was. | war zuerst kein Traum. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-18
Divorce, Thy Name Is Woman (Anne Sexton) - 1976
Poem (collection "45 Mercy Street")
Collection: Truder
Keyword: Rape (at home / family)
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| Mind the tasty looks, | |
| wait a while before you bite -- | |
| a bread or a stone. | |
| Als iets lekker lijkt, | Was lecker erscheint, |
| wacht dan even voor je hapt -- | soll warten, bevor du beißt -- |
| in brood of in steen. | in Brot oder Stein. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-11
Snow (Anne Sexton) - 1975
Collection "The Awful Rowing Toward God"
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keyword: Reason: discrimination
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| Their sex, their snoring, | |
| and their taciturn breakfasts: | |
| that way, men are God. | |
| Hun seks, hun snurken, | Ihr Sex, ihr Schnarchen, |
| en hun zwijgend ontbijten: | und ihr Schweigen beim Frühstück: |
| zo zijn mannen God. | so sind Männer Gott. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
The Fury of Cocks (Anne Sexton) - 1974
Poem (collection "The Death Notebooks")
Collection: May the Might
Keyword: Manly (dominance)
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| Daddy, mam's friend has | |
| my photo, he kisses me -- | |
| and you are not there. | |
| Papa, mama's vriend | Papa, Mamas Freund |
| heeft mijn foto, hij kust mij -- | hat mein Foto, er küsst mich -- |
| en jij bent er niet. | und du bist nicht da. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
The Death of the Fathers - 5. Friends (Anne Sexton) - 1972
Poem (collection "The Book of Folly")
Collection: May the Might
Keyword: Rape (at home / family)
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| So many girls love | |
| to tie on red shoes dancing -- | |
| into their ending. | |
| Zovele meisjes | So viele Mädchen |
| dansen in rode schoenen -- | tanzen in roten Schuhen -- |
| hun eind tegemoet. | nach ihrem Ende. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
The Red Shoes (Anne Sexton) - 1972
Poem (collection "The Book of Folly")
Collection: Known
Keyword: Wish (illusion)
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| Ambitious dark wings | |
| flapping in my heart at night: | |
| my writing bird wants. | |
| Donkere vleugels | In meinem Herzen |
| klapperen 's nachts in mijn hart: | schlagen nachts dunkle Flügel: |
| mijn schrijfvogel wil. | mein Schreibvogel will. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
The Ambition Bird (Anne Sexton) - 1972
Poem (collection "The Book of Folly")
Collection: Whirligig Scribbler
Keyword: Passion
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| At three in the night | |
| I have a hot chocolate -- | |
| my sweet brown mama. | |
| Midden in de nacht | Mitten in der Nacht |
| drink ik warme chocola -- | trinke ich heißen Kakao -- |
| mijn bruine mama. | die braune Mama. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
The Ambition Bird (Anne Sexton) - 1972
Poem (collection "The Book of Folly")
Collection: Em Brace
Keyword: Safety: security / comfort
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| What are you thinking? | |
| Are you perhaps in trance, or -- | |
| does your time stand still? | |
| Waar denk je toch aan? | Was überdenkst du? |
| Ben je misschien in trance -- | Bist du in Trance, oder -- |
| of staat jouw tijd stil? | steht deine Zeit still? |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) (Anne Sexton) - 1971
Poem (collection "Transformations")
Collection: Shelter
Keyword: Calm: standstill
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| You have licked the brine | |
| from my tears, we gnaw a home -- | |
| inside each other. | |
| Jij likt de pekel | Wir nagen uns ein |
| van mijn tranen, we knagen -- | Zuhause in einander -- |
| een thuis in elkaar. | lecken die Tränen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
Eighteen Days Without You - December 11th (Anne Sexton) - 1969
Poem (collection "Love Poems")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keyword: Safety: security / comfort
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| He builds a whole world, | |
| from me, it's a world of flesh -- | |
| he's my creator. | |
| Hij bouwt een wereld, | Er baut eine Welt |
| van mij, een wereld van vlees -- | aus mir, eine Welt aus Fleisch -- |
| hij is mijn schepper. | er ist mein Schöpfer. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
Mr. Mine (Anne Sexton) - 1969
Poem (collection "Love Poems")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keyword: Love: Give To Be
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| Our heart-shaped balloons | |
| keep kissing the ceiling, time -- | |
| beats them black and blue. | |
| De hartballonnen | Unsre Herzballons |
| kussen het plafond, de tijd -- | küssen die Decke, der Zeit -- |
| slaat hen bont en blauw. | schlägt sie grün und blau. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
Now (Anne Sexton) - 1969
Poem (collection "Love Poems")
Collection: Being my own museum
Keyword: Love: effort / pain
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| It is spring again, | |
| what happens is happening -- | |
| it's possible now. | |
| Het is weer lente, | Der Frühling ist da, |
| er gebeurt wat er gebeurt -- | also geschieht was geschieht -- |
| het kan allemaal. | es ist ja möglich. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
It is a Spring Afternoon (Anne Sexton) - 1969
Poem (collection "Love Poems")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Keywords: Lifestream (motion), Spring
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| I am breathing white | |
| balloons into the water -- | |
| floating to the sun. | |
| Witte ballonnen | Weiße Luftballons |
| adem ik in het water -- | atme ich in das Wasser -- |
| zwevend naar de zon. | schwebend zur Sonne. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
The Nude Swim (Anne Sexton) - 1969
Poem (collection "Love Poems")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Keyword: Happiness (beauty)
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| Swimming at Capri, | |
| we let all the fish in us -- | |
| escape for a while. | |
| Zwemmen bij Capri, | Schwimmen bei Capri |
| de vissen in ons mogen -- | die Fische in uns dürfen -- |
| even ontsnappen. | mal kurz entfliehen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
The Nude Swim (Anne Sexton) - 1969
Poem (collection "Love Poems")
Collection: Skin-contact
Keyword: Freedom: mental
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| Our bodies, swimming | |
| naked in the sea cave: freed -- | |
| from their loneliness. | |
| Onze lichamen, | Unser Körper, nackt |
| bloot zwemmend in zee: bevrijd -- | schwimmend im Meer: von ihrer -- |
| van hun eenzaamheid. | Einsamkeit befreit. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
The Nude Swim (Anne Sexton) - 1969
Poem (collection "Love Poems")
Collection: Skin-contact
Keyword: Freedom: physical
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
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It must be me |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-01
Wishing to die (Anne Sexton) - 1964
Poem "Wanting to die", read in the film "Anne Sexton at home" (1966) and published in the collection "Live or Die" (1966)
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Collection: Bruises
Keyword: Trauma
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| I put on the skin, | |
| become its stomach and heart -- | |
| the house of my spouse. | |
| Ik trek de huid aan, | Ich ziehe die Haut |
| word haar maag en hart, het huis -- | an, werde ihr Herz, das Haus -- |
| van mijn echtgenoot. | von meinem Gemahl. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
Housewife (Anne Sexton) - 1962
Poem (collection "All my pretty ones")
Collection: Skin-contact
Keyword: Home: loved one(s)
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
| I embrace daddy | |
| in his grave, also mine, we -- | |
| lie here quietly. | |
| Ik omarm papa | Ich umarme ihn |
| in zijn graf, ook het mijne -- | in seinem Grab, auch meins, wir -- |
| We liggen heel stil. | liegen ganz ruhig. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-15
The Moss of His Skin (Anne Sexton) - 1960
Poem (collection "To Bedlam and Part Way Back")
Collection: Em Brace
Keyword: Religion: cruelty
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
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