| See the nonsense all | |
| around you, and stay where you -- | |
| are: on the sidelines. | |
| Kijk naar de onzin | Sieh dir den Unsinn |
| om je heen, en blijf waar je -- | um dich herum an, und bleib -- |
| bent: aan de zijlijn. | stehen: im Abseits. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-08
The bad luck, the heaviness, and the floating (Nicolien Mizee) - 2025
Diary novel "De pech, de zwaarheid en het zweven" ("Faxing to Ger #7") - June 20th, 2001
Collection: In the light
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien; Brodsky, Joseph
| Above the rooftops | |
| of the city, decks sail past -- | |
| decks full of people. | |
| Boven de daken | Über den Dächern |
| van de stad varen dekken -- | der Stadt segeln Decks vorbei -- |
| vol mensen voorbij. | Decks voller Menschen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-19
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2011
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8, The name and the number - June 2nd, 2010, Malmö (about Venice, August 2007)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| The passengers on | |
| the giant ark take photos -- | |
| of the sinking city. | |
| De passagiers op | Die Passagiere |
| de ark nemen foto's van -- | filmen von der Arche aus -- |
| de zinkende stad. | die sinkende Stadt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-19
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2011
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8, The name and the number - June 2nd, 2010, Malmö (about Venice, August 2007)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| On the big news screens, | |
| dead people are not taboo -- | |
| They are just pixels. | |
| Op het nieuwsscherm zijn | Im Nachrichtenschirm |
| dode mensen niet taboe -- | sind Tote kaum ein Tabu -- |
| Ze zijn slechts pixels. | Sie sind nur Pixel. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-05
My struggle 1. A Death in the Family (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Første bok" (translated 2011), part 1, paragraph 1 - Spring 2008, Malmö
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
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Silently, we pass the dishes |
Amsterdam, 2025-12-16
Three poems by Frida Vogels, and her letter of May 1970 to her husband
November 12th, 1968 - The red soft fruit
November 12th, 1968 - The gestures
July 10th, 1970 - How two stars speed apart
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| You outshouted both | |
| yourself and the great distance -- | |
| you had kept from me. | |
| Jij overschreeuwde | Du übertönst so- |
| en jezelf, en de afstand -- | wohl dich selbst, als die Distanz -- |
| die je van mij hield. | die du zu mir hältst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
I have never heard a word from you (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Geen woord heb ik ooit van je gehoord", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part X [Father]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - June 13th, 1973, Bologna
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| A distant embrace, | |
| I want to cry, but I'm too -- | |
| dejected for it. | |
| In de omhelzing | In der Umarmung |
| de afstand voelen, willen -- | die Distanz spüren, weinen -- |
| huilen, niet kunnen. | wollen, nicht können. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-10
Diary 1968-1969 (Frida Vogels) - 2010
"Dagboek 1968-1969" - November 27th, 1968, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| We come closer to | |
| each other, then see too big -- | |
| the gap between us. | |
| Wij komen elkaar | Wir nähern uns und |
| nader, zien dan tussen ons -- | bemerken dann zwischen uns -- |
| de te grote kloof. | die zu große Kluft. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-31
The centre of gravity that lies between two (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Het zwaartepunt dat tussen twee ligt", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IX [Marriage], and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - June 21st, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Even though nothing | |
| divides us, we still turn our -- | |
| backs on each other. | |
| Al is er niets wat | Doch obwohl uns nichts |
| ons verdeelt, toch keren wij -- | trennt, kehren wir uns immer -- |
| elkaar de rug toe. | noch den Rücken zu. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-31
They belonged together; what divided them (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Zij hoorden bij elkaar; wat hen verdeelde", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VI [Kees], and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - June 21st, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Your breaking up with | |
| me blocks me, it even blocks -- | |
| any thoughts of you. | |
| Dat jij brak met mij, | Deine Trennung von |
| blokkeert mij, het blokkeert zelfs -- | mir blockiert mich, sogar die -- |
| gedachten aan jou. | Gedanken an dich. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-29
I cannot write you a letter, not expect one from you (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Geen brief kan ik je schrijven, geen van jou verwachten", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VI [Kees], and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - July 3rd, 1964, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I have lost your trail, | |
| it has been trampled for years -- | |
| by my many steps. | |
| Ik ben jouw spoor kwijt, | Deine Spur wurde |
| het is jarenlang vertrapt -- | jahrelang zertrampelt von -- |
| door al mijn stappen. | all meinen Schritten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-29
I rarely can get out and look for you (Frida Vogels) - 2008
Verse "Ik kan maar zelden uitgaan om je te zoeken", published in "Diary 1964-1965" - September 7th, 1964, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I'm stuck, people stop | |
| for a moment, reserved they -- | |
| watch my floundering. | |
| Ik zit vast, mensen | Ich stecke fest, die |
| staan even stil en kijken -- | Leute beobachten nur -- |
| naar mijn gespartel. | kurz mein Gezappel. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-27
Like a frozen fish (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Als een vastgevroren vis", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IV [Frida], and in "Diary 1962-1963" (2007) - October 4th, 1963, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| You swim without me, | |
| the sea ripples with a sound -- | |
| of deep contentment. | |
| Je zwemt zonder mij, | Du schwimmst ohne mich, |
| de zee golft met een geluid -- | und das Meer macht ein Geräusch -- |
| van tevredenheid. | der Zufriedenheit. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-24
Withdraw (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Mij terugtrekken", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VI [Kees], and in "Diary 1962-1963" (2007) - February 17th, 1963, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| My little boat docks | |
| at you, with a megaphone -- | |
| I am shouting up. | |
| Mijn bootje legt aan | Mein Bötchen legt an |
| bij jou, met een megafoon -- | dir an, mit einem Sprachrohr -- |
| roep ik naar boven. | ruf ich nach oben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-19
My boat was tied up under the ship (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Mijn bootje lag onder het schip gemeerd", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part III [Ennio and Kees]), and in "Diary 1954-1957" (2005) - January 1st, 1957, Rome
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Our neighbours: keeping | |
| their curtains a chink open -- | |
| and the front doors closed. | |
| De buren houden | Unsere Nachbarn: |
| hun gordijnen op een kier -- | ein Spalt im Vorhang und die -- |
| en de deuren dicht. | Türen geschlossen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-11
Dear Mrs. Eva (Valentijn de Heer) - 2023
Novel "Beste mevrouw Eva", chapter 26
Collection: Blankets of snow
Tribute to: De Heer, Valentijn
| Curfew, everyone | |
| must live in their own capsule -- | |
| away from the earth. | |
| Spertijd, iedereen | Sperrzeit, jeder in |
| in een eigen capsule -- | seiner eigenen Kapsel -- |
| los van de aarde. | weg von der Erde. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-15
Lockdown measures due to Covid-19, 5 years ago
Collection: Blown sand
| I've an aversion | |
| to fighting and to people -- | |
| The fight of my life. | |
| Ik heb een afkeer | Meine Abneigung |
| van vechten en van mensen -- | gegen Kämpfe und Menschen -- |
| Dat is mijn gevecht. | ist mein Lebenskampf. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-12
Martyrdom: diaries 1965-1974 (Han Voskuil) - 2023
"Martelaarschap: dagboeken 1965-1974"
Collection: Dirty hands
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| You left us behind, | |
| there is distance now, increased -- | |
| by a few letters. | |
| Jij bent weggegaan, | Du bist gegangen, |
| er is nu afstand, vergroot -- | es gibt Distanz, vergrößert -- |
| door een paar brieven. | durch ein paar Briefe. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-01
The Queen of the Tambourine (Jane Gardam) - 1991
Novel, § December 25th (1989)
Collection: Passage Passion
Tribute to: Gardam, Jane
| Everyone knows him, | |
| knows he is a genius -- | |
| and leaves it at that. | |
| Iedereen kent hem, | Jeder kennt ihn, weiß, |
| weet dat hij geniaal is -- | dass er ein Genie ist, und -- |
| maar daar blijft het bij. | belässt es dabei. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-01
The wrinkles of Esther Ornstein - The history of a neglect (Simon Vestdijk) - 1959
Novel "De rimpels van Esther Ornstein - De geschiedenis van een verzuim", chapter 2-4 (AD 1921)
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| He confesses it, | |
| and she answers absently -- | |
| I know, I heard so. | |
| Hij bekent het haar, | Er gesteht es ihr. |
| en ze antwoordt afwezig -- | Sie ist geistesabwesend: |
| Ja, dat zeggen ze. | Ja, sie sagen es. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-24
Child between four women (Simon Vestdijk) - 1972
Novel "Kind tussen vier vrouwen", § 11; novel "Terug tot Ina Damman - De geschiedenis van een jeugdliefde" (1934), chapter 2-1 (AD 1913)
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| Nobody really | |
| cares about me, people just -- | |
| stand in awe of me. | |
| Niemand geeft om mij, | Niemand kümmert sich |
| mensen behandelen mij -- | um mich, man behandelt mich -- |
| altijd vol ontzag. | immer mit Ehrfurcht. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-19
A lightly inhabited island - Faxing to Ger #5 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2022
Diary novel "Een licht bewoond eiland - Faxen aan Ger #5", May 31st, 2000
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| Your prejudices | |
| cost you a lot every time: | |
| many nice contacts. | |
| Je vooroordelen | Jedes Vorurteil |
| kosten jou ontzettend veel -- | kostet dich viel, sehr viele -- |
| leuke contacten. | nette Kontakte. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-17
A lightly inhabited island - Faxing to Ger #5 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2022
Diary novel "Een licht bewoond eiland - Faxen aan Ger #5", April 20th, 2000
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| She kisses me and | |
| runs off, leaving me, my lips -- | |
| on the cold hard glass. | |
| Ze kust me, rent weg | Sie küsst mich und rennt |
| en laat mijn lippen achter -- | davon, lässt meine Lippen -- |
| op het harde glas. | auf dem harten Glas. |
Amsterdam, 2023-04-13
The time of the angels (Iris Murdoch) - 1966
Novel, § 4
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| There are still places, | |
| as usual, in the seats -- | |
| next to the bosses. | |
| Er zijn nog plaatsen, | Es gibt noch Plätze, |
| zoals steeds, op de stoelen -- | wie immer, auf den Sitzen -- |
| naast de directeur. | neben den Bossen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-07
The Office - The A.P. Beerta Institute (Han Voskuil) - 1998
Novel "Het Bureau - Het A.P. Beerta-Instituut"
Page 322, Maarten Koning, Jaap Balk and colleagues (1976), also pages 767 (1977) und 957 (1979)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Train, car, and air-plane, | |
| stepping over everything: | |
| our seven-league boots. | |
| Trein, auto, vliegtuig | Zug, Auto, Flugzeug |
| stappen over alles heen: | gehen über alles hin: |
| zevenmijlslaarzen. | Vielmeilenstiefel. |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-15
O.K. - O.K. (Rolf Jacobsen) - 1985
Poem (collection "Frå nåttapent")
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: Jacobsen, Rolf
|
The woman behind my sister |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-30
Chop Suey (Edward Hopper) - 1929
Painting
Collection: NightWatch
Tribute to: Hopper, Edward
| Holed up in a chair | |
| above the mountains, I sit -- | |
| no longer with you. | |
| Verschanst in een stoel | Ich sitze verschanzt |
| boven de bergen zit ik -- | im Stuhl über den Bergen -- |
| al niet meer naast jou. | nicht mehr neben dir. |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-05
The hunger (W.J. Peter Brouwer) - 2016
Poem "De honger" (collection "Brief aan wie niet bestaat")
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: Brouwer, W.J. Peter
| Cursory glances, | |
| people passing silently -- | |
| Are they still alive? | |
| Vluchtige blikken, | Flüchtige Blicke, |
| mensen die stil passeren -- | Menschen passieren lautlos -- |
| Leven ze nog wel? | Sind sie am Leben? |
Amsterdam, 2021-02-04
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert Pirsig) - 1974
Novel
Collection: Chance
Tribute to: Pirsig, Robert
| Forget everything | |
| I said and did, it is all -- | |
| so inadequate. | |
| Vergeet wat ik zei | Vergiss all meine |
| en deed, het is allemaal -- | Worte und Taten, sie sind -- |
| zo ontoereikend. | so unzureichend. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-14
Forgive forget (Ingmar Heytze) - 2008
Poem "Vergeef vergeet" (collection "Elders in de wereld")
Collection: Over
Tribute to: Heytze, Ingmar
|
I do hear you, but |
Amsterdam, 2018-11-29
Collection: More
| The music is loud, | |
| way too loud to have a chat -- | |
| which prevents quarrels. | |
| De muziek staat hard, | Die Musik ist laut, |
| veel te hard om te praten -- | mal viel zu laut zum Reden -- |
| wat ruzie voorkomt. | was Streit verhindert. |
Amsterdam, 2018-11-25
The Commune (Franca Treur) - 2014
Novel "De woongroep", chapter 28
Collection: Truder
Tribute to: Treur, Franca
| We can bridge the gap, | |
| now that we have filled it in -- | |
| to a border line. | |
| We overbruggen | Wir überbrücken |
| de afgrond, hij is gedicht -- | die Kluft, abgedichtet, nur -- |
| tot slechts een grenslijn. | noch eine Grenze. |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-17
For years we only had eyes for each other (Frida Vogels) - 2006
Poem "Jarenlang hadden wij slechts ogen voor elkaar", published in "Diary 1958-1959" - December 8th, 1958, Milan
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I'm afraid he will | |
| notice, and I'm unhappy -- | |
| because he does not. | |
| Ik ben bang dat hij | Ich habe Angst: was |
| iets merkt, en ongelukkig -- | bemerkt er? Und bin traurig -- |
| omdat hij niets merkt. | weil er nichts bemerkt. |
Ufhusen, 2017-08-22
Diary 1954-1957 (Frida Vogels) - 2005
"Dagboek 1954-1957" - February 3rd, 1955, Milan (she doesn't like him kissing her)
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Beware, he kisses | |
| beside my cheek nowadays -- | |
| as if I am air. | |
| Pas op, hij kust me | Pass auf, er küsst mich |
| tegenwoordig naast mijn wang -- | zur Zeit neben die Wange -- |
| alsof ik lucht ben. | als wäre ich Luft. |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-11
The hard core - 1, and Diary 1966-1967 (Frida Vogels) - 1992
Autobiographical account "De harde kern" - 1 (1992), and "Dagboek 1966-1967" (2009) - July 1st, 1967, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
|
To discover what who |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-18
Collection: Lilith's Powers
|
Because I don't have time |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-22
Hard swords were made from iron filings, which had been mixed into the feed of ostriches, ducks, or chickens to harden in their stomach acid, and were subsequently recovered from the manure
Collection: Local traffic
|
My thoughts cry |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-07
Collection: PumicePieces
| I'm expectant and | |
| I'm ready to write it down: | |
| the northern lights, there! | |
| Vol verwachting en | Voller Erwartung, |
| klaar om het op te schrijven: | bereit es aufzuschreiben: |
| het noorderlicht, ginds! | Nordlicht, dort drüben! |
Amsterdam, 2015-08-10
Mrs. Despina sees northern lights - 2008
Poem "Mevrouw Despina ziet noorderlicht" (collection "Het waait")
Collection: Unseen
Tribute to: De Vos, Marjoleine
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| Kestrels | |
| are patient researchers | |
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| I too take time for research | |
| I take a distance: | |
| I look at the context | |
| I look from all sides | |
| I look over and over again | |
| Valk | |
