From the battlefield,

the photos scream injustice --


into living rooms.


De foto's schreeuwenDie Fotos schreien
vanaf het slagveld onrecht --Kriegsungerechtigkeiten --

de huiskamers in.in die Wohnzimmer.

Poem S3150
Amsterdam, 2026-05-10
Battleground (Joke van Leeuwen / Jan-Peter de Graaff) - 2025
String quartet "Battleground", accompanying the story of a daughter who moves in with her father, who is a war photographer (one of the six stories from "In een flat met duizend ramen" by Joke van Leeuwen, performed January 24-31, 2026) - Part 3. "Off limits", performed on May 10th, 2026 at the Organpark, by Pieter van Loenen (violin), Dick de Graaff (violin), Joël Waterman (viola), Hans Woudenberg (cello)
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: News, War: death / victims 
Tribute to: Van Leeuwen, Joke 
Composer: De Graaff, Jan-Peter 


The dark sky closes

in around my house: doors and --


windows disappear.


De donkere luchtDer dunkle Himmel
sluit zich om mijn huis: deuren,schließt sich um mein Haus: Türe,

ramen, verdwijnen.Fenster, verschwinden.

Poem H6240
Amsterdam, 2026-05-10
Battleground (Jan-Peter de Graaff) - 2025
String quartet, accompanying the story of a daughter who moves in with her father, who is a war photographer (one of the six stories from "In een flat met duizend ramen" by Joke van Leeuwen, performed January 24-31, 2026) - Part 2. "No more doors, nor windows", performed on May 10th, 2026 at the Organpark, by Pieter van Loenen (violin), Dick de Graaff (violin), Joël Waterman (viola), Hans Woudenberg (cello)
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Safety: home, Summer 
Tribute to: Van Leeuwen, Joke 
Composer: De Graaff, Jan-Peter 


The light is changing,

a soft rustling of the trees --


thunder in the air.


Het licht verandert,Das Licht verändert
geritsel van de bomen --sich, der Wald raschelt leise --

onweer in de lucht.Donner in der Luft.

Poem H6239
Amsterdam, 2026-05-10
Battleground (Jan-Peter de Graaff) - 2025
String quartet, accompanying the story of a daughter who moves in with her father, who is a war photographer (one of the six stories from "In een flat met duizend ramen" by Joke van Leeuwen, performed January 24-31, 2026) - Part 1. "The sky has changed", performed on May 10th, 2026 at the Organpark, by Pieter van Loenen (violin), Dick de Graaff (violin), Joël Waterman (viola), Hans Woudenberg (cello)
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Nature: trees, forest, Summer 
Tribute to: Van Leeuwen, Joke 
Composer: De Graaff, Jan-Peter 


If for sale, and nice,

I also want to have some --


unusable things.


Als het te koop is,Wenn's zum Verkauf steht,
en leuk, wil ik ook wel iets --und schön ist, will ich etwas --

onnuttigs hebben.nutzloses haben.

Poem S1287
Amsterdam, 2021-11-27
HERE (Joke van Leeuwen) - 2018
Novel "HIER"
Collection: Rasping ants
Keyword: Greed 
Tribute to: Van Leeuwen, Joke 


A guest: carefully

she settles into a chair --


she does not know yet.


Een gast: voorzichtigEin Gast: vorsichtig
gaat ze zitten op een stoel --setzt sie sich auf einen Stuhl --

die ze nog niet kent.den sie noch nicht kennt.

Poem H2758
Amsterdam, 2020-07-02
Entering (Joke van Leeuwen) - 2016
Poem "Binnenkomst" (collection "Het moet nog ergens liggen")
Collection: The Note Tree
Keyword: Foreigners: guest 
Tribute to: Van Leeuwen, Joke 


The uninvited

do not have any idea --


what who would like here.


OngenodigdenUngebetenen
hebben geen enkel idee --haben gar keine Ahnung --

wat wie hier graag wil.was wer hier möchte.

Poem H1643
Amsterdam, 2017-01-03
Party (Joke van Leeuwen) - 2016
Poem "Feest" (collection "Het moet nog ergens liggen")
Collection: Appearances
Keyword: Party: social 
Tribute to: Van Leeuwen, Joke 


The baby suckles

I whisper its given name --


with an x in it.


Baby aan mijn borstBaby an der Brust
ik fluister alsmaar zijn naam --flüstere seinen Namen --

met een x erin.mit einem x drin.

Poem S0451
Amsterdam, 2017-01-03
Party (Joke van Leeuwen) - 2016
Poem "Feest" (collection "Het moet nog ergens liggen")
Collection: Appearances
Keyword: Identity: image 
Tribute to: Van Leeuwen, Joke 



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Poem 1803
Amsterdam, 2018-08-06
Glueing (Joke van Leeuwen) - 2000
Poem "Lijmen" (collection "Ozo heppie en andere versjes")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009 
Keyword: Fantasy: playing 
Tribute to: Van Leeuwen, Joke 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Lotte W, Lotte W, Lotte W, Lotte W 


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