| The white rim around | |
| the large open cesspit moves: | |
| teeming with maggots. | |
| De witte wanden | Der weiße Rand der |
| van de beerput bewegen: | Jauchegrube bewegt sich: |
| een en al maden. | wimmelnde Maden. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-03
A free life (Mariët Meester) - 2025
Autobiographical story "Een vrij leven", chapter V - September 1982, Loire
Collection: Patterns
Tribute to: Meester, Mariët
| Ruins, the hamlet | |
| seems to have been burrowed through -- | |
| by super-sized worms. | |
| Ruïnes, het dorp | Ruinen, das Dorf |
| lijkt wel omgewoeld te zijn -- | scheint durchwühlt worden zu sein -- |
| door reuzenwormen. | von Riesenwürmern. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-19
Shalimar the Clown (Salman Rushdie) - 2005
Novel, chapter Kashmira, § 2
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| The torch shining in | |
| the cesspit, on the masses -- | |
| of rising maggots. | |
| In de beerput schijnt | In der Klärgrube |
| de zaklamp op de massa's -- | zeigt die Lampe die Massen: |
| Rijzende maden. | Maden gehen auf. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-08
A Change of tongue (Antjie Krog) - 2003
Tale, part 1 § 6
Collection: Stream
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| The earthworm wriggles | |
| in the beak, violently -- | |
| cut into pieces. | |
| De aardworm spartelt | Der Erdwurm zappelt |
| in de snavel, bloeddorstig -- | im Schnabel, wird blutrünstig -- |
| in stukken geknipt. | entzweigeschnitten. |
Amsterdam, 2020-05-02
Blackbirds (Willem Thies) - 2020
Poem "Merels" (collection "Schoon")
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Thies, Willem
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| Moles | |
| live in Mother Earth | |
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| I too live in her lap | |
| I live off the Earth: | |
| I take good care of the Earth | |
| I live and let live | |
| I share my prosperity | |
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| Regenworm, Konijn, Haas | |
