| He crosses his legs, | |
| it feels so like he's falling -- | |
| backward a little. | |
| Hij slaat zijn benen | Er schlägt die Beine |
| over elkaar, bijna valt -- | übereinander, autsch, er -- |
| hij achterover. | kippt fast nach hinten. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-22
The Latter Days of Pilate (Simon Vestdijk) - 1938
Novel "De nadagen van Pilatus", chapter 1
Collection: Inmost [2]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| On our wedding day, | |
| we dance on soggy grass: in -- | |
| balance together. | |
| Op onze bruiloft | Unsere Hochzeit, |
| dansen we op zompig gras: | tanzen auf matschigem Gras: |
| samen in balans. | Gleichgewicht halten. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-02
Unbroken (Eimantas Belickas) - 2026
Statement by Natallia Pinchuk (married to Ales Bialiatski) about her wedding day, in the documentary "Unbroken": 'It had rained, and the grass was soggy and springy as we danced. It gave me a premonition that our marriage would not be very stable.'
Collection: Tightrope walk
Tribute to: Belickas, Eimantas
| Is my love right if | |
| it always makes me take sides -- | |
| with you, against me? | |
| Klopt mijn liefde wel, | Ist es Liebe, die |
| die me partij doet kiezen -- | mich Partei ergreifen lässt -- |
| voor jou, tegen mij? | für dich, gegen mich? |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-03
In foreign parts - Chronicles (Frida Vogels) - 2024
Autobiography "In den vreemde - Kronieken", chapter 'Brief aan Ennio' (Letter to Ennio) - June 17th, 1970, Urbino
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| What do I want, what | |
| helps me to do every day -- | |
| what I can: to live. | |
| Wat wil ik, wat helpt | Was will ich, was hilft |
| mij om elke dag te doen -- | mir, jeden Tag das zu tun -- |
| wat ik kan: leven. | was ich kann: leben. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-26
Collection: Bruises
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| Party every day | |
| is boringly disciplined -- | |
| staying in balance. | |
| Alle dagen feest | Immer Feiern ist |
| is saai gedisciplineerd -- | langweilig diszipliniert -- |
| in balans blijven. | im Gleichgewicht sein. |
Amsterdam, 2022-11-01
Collection: Dearme
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I allure you, dancing |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-09
Collection: Lilith's Powers
| Problems. But right now | |
| everything is fine again -- | |
| For the time being. | |
| Problemen. Maar nu | Probleme. Aber |
| is alles weer in orde -- | es ist wieder in Ordnung -- |
| Nou ja, voorlopig. | Für den Moment schon. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-09
Like it or not - Faxing to Ger #4 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2021
Diary-novel "Hoog en laag springen - Faxen aan Ger #4"
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| I do my office | |
| work in the park to relax -- | |
| as the day is long. | |
| Ik doe mijn kantoor- | Ich mache Büro- |
| werk in het park, ontspannen -- | arbeiten im Park, entspannt -- |
| want de dag is lang. | da der Tag lang ist. |
Amsterdam, 2022-05-11
Doing office work in a park or on a café terrace
Collection: The climbing house
| The customer leaves | |
| quite angry, yet cheerfully -- | |
| the doorbell tinkles. | |
| De klant loopt boos weg; | Der Kunde haut ab, |
| vrolijk, alsof het goed is -- | sehr wütend, fröhlich aber -- |
| klingelt de deurbel. | geht der Türklingel. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-20
My true story (Karin Bloemen) - 2019
Autobiography "Mijn ware verhaal"
Collection: Truder
Tribute to: Bloemen, Karin
| The exercises | |
| just stretch the right body parts -- | |
| to straighten me out. | |
| De oefeningen | Diese Übungen |
| voor mijn balans trekken steeds -- | für mein Gleichgewicht ziehen -- |
| weer recht wat krom is. | zurecht was schief ist. |
Amsterdam, 2021-08-21
Collection: On living on [1]
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On the back of the beast |
Amsterdam, 2020-04-15
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| Around the sun I | |
| soul, and I am hot and cold -- | |
| within my balance. | |
| Ik ziel om de zon | Ich seele um die |
| en ik heb het heet en koud -- | Sonne, mir ist heiß und kalt -- |
| in mijn evenwicht. | in dem Gleichgewicht. |
Amsterdam, 2020-04-13
Collection: web tissue
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
|
New Year, I choose my eyebrows |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-21
Collection: New Ago
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Across the road there was the land |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-31
The Hinterland (in Switserland)
Collection: On living on [2]
Dedicated to: Madelief dK, Florentin dK, Lotte W
| I held on to my | |
| morning paper, on the street -- | |
| when slipping on ice. | |
| Ik hield me maar vast | Ich hielt mich fest an |
| aan mijn ochtendkrant, op straat -- | der Zeitung, auf der Straße -- |
| bij het uitglijden. | als ich ausrutschte. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-03
Hymn (Jack Kerouac) - 1960
Poem (collection "Pomes All sizes")
Collection: MistI
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Divided country: | |
| many carry two buckets -- | |
| as a lighter load. | |
| In een verdeeld land | Das Land ist geteilt, |
| draagt menigeen twee emmers -- | viele tragen zwei Eimer -- |
| als lichtere last. | als leichtere Last. |
Amsterdam, 2014-03-06
Terminus (Seamus Heany) - 1987
Poem (collection "The haw lantern")
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Heany, Seamus
| With a twist, the trunk | |
| on the ledge reaches straight up -- | |
| The tree does yoga. | |
| Gedraaid reikt de stam | Der Stamm auf dem Sims |
| op de richel recht omhoog -- | dreht sich senkrecht nach oben -- |
| De boom doet yoga. | Der Baum macht Yoga. |
Amsterdam, 2012-07-03
Parivrtta vrksasana (twisted tree pose)
Collection: Without reserve
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| Hummingbirds | |
| can go in all directions | |
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| I too can balance between extremes | |
| I keep my balance: | |
| My intellect can act against the stream | |
| My intellect can act against credulity | |
| My intellect can act against my feelings | |
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