Music erupts, the

film starts. No emergency --


exits anywhere.


De muziek barst los,Musik brecht aus, der
de film begint, en er zijn --Film beginnt. Notausgänge --

geen nooduitgangen.gibt es aber nicht.

Poem S3156
Amsterdam, 2026-05-15
Film review by Joseph Roth - 1923
About "Rosita" (1923, Ernst Lubitsch). The review has been reprinted in "Schijnwereld. Filmkritieken 1919-1935" (2026, translated into Dutch by Steven Jacobs and Els Snick)
Collection: Local inconveniences
Tribute to: Roth, Joseph; Lubitsch, Ernst 
 

Zywa Chill winter mist

I walk alone through the country
where they murdered my mother
incited by the political valets
of big business, our country

     which shapes my thoughts
     and hides my longing body
     and your longing body
     under collective fear

          which is still held hostage
          by the many-headed dragon of
          the arrogant screamers who drive
          us into war in their interests

               which leaves me standing alone
               next to the barracks and the new
               golf course of the businessmen, I call
               upon all the wise men, saints and angels

                    in the midst of the whirlwind
                    of suffering that does not exist
                    in the mouths of the spokesmen -
                    made invisible by their breath

Poem 5613
Amsterdam, 2025-02-24
Wichita Vortex Sutra (Allen Ginsberg) - 1966
Poem "Wichita Vortex Sutra" (collection "Planet News", 1968)
Philip Glass composed accompanying piano music in 1988

Collection: PumicePieces
Tribute to: Ginsberg, Allen 
Composer: Glass, Philip 
 

Why are you afraid?

Does it give you the reward --


of fewer hard hits?


Waarom ben je bang?Warum hast du Angst?
Krijg je dan als beloning --Bekommst du als Belohnung --

zachtere klappen?sanftere Schläge?

Poem H4265
Amsterdam, 2023-10-30
Asterix and the White Iris (Fabcaro) - 2023
Comic strip "Asterix - L'Iris blanc", illustrations by Didier Conrad), the Roman medical officer Isivertuus addresses the soldiers
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Caro, Fabrice ('Fabcaro') 
 

Slow trains through the night,

packed with fear, choo-choo along --


frightened listeners.


Treinen boemelenZüge voller Furcht
's nachts volgepakt met angst langs --bummeln nachts Angstgefühle --

bange toehoorders.in die Zuhörer.

Poem S1521
Amsterdam, 2022-09-30
Different Trains - Europe, during the war (Steve Reich) - 1988
Composition for string quartet and three string quartets on tape, performed on September 30th, 2022 in the Organpark by the Dudok Quartet
Deportations --- Paul, Rachel and Rachella survived the extermination of the Jews (Shoah, catastrophe) - not: the holocaust (holokaustos), because it was not an animal sacrifice to implore mercy or blessing

Collection: org ANP ark 
Composer: Reich, Steve 
 

I know what fear is:

shrinking further and further --


between four white walls.


Ik weet wat angst is:Ich weiß was Angst ist:
steeds verder moeten krimpen --immer mal weiter schrumpfen --

tussen vier muren.zwischen vier Wänden.

Poem S1297
Amsterdam, 2021-12-17
Air route (Meity Völke) - 2020
Poem "Vluchtroute" (collection "aan het licht")
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Völke, Meity 
 

Frightening someone

is a pretty good training --


not to be afraid.


Iemand bang makenAngst einzujagen
is een goede oefening --ist eine gute Übung --

om niet bang te zijn.gegen Ängstlichkeit.

Poem S0775
Amsterdam, 2018-08-01
Collection: PumicePieces
 

Zywa The swamp

People disappear
in the dark forest
of the new beginning

behind the swamp death
where is nothing else
to give food for thought

Is myopia sufficient?

All around far and near
the trees are always the same
past and the future

is hidden in children
who know nothing
but what they are told

Be careful with your words
because people disappear
in the dark forest

Poem 957
Amsterdam, 2017-01-16
Sambisa (Nigeria)
Collection: The Praised One
 

Thumping, the tank shoots

fear in the sheltering eyes --


in people like me.


Dreunend schiet de tankDer Panzer schießt Angst
angst in schuilende ogen --in Augen, die Schutz suchen --

in mensen als ik.in Menschen wie mir.

Poem H1306
Amsterdam, 2015-08-19
Collection: The Praised One
 

The blades of grass arch

their backs over the dead track --


for when the train comes.


Over het dood spoorGrashalme krümmen
krommen grassprieten hun rug --sich über das tote Gleis --

voor als de trein komt.für wenn der Zug kommt.

Poem H0353
Amsterdam, 2012-09-14
Collection: Bruises
 

Zywa Fire

     I break and hammer, cleave and create
     my punches stretch, force the mark
     I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid

     of spiders, rats or rattlesnakes

I toil and sweat, I pant for breath
the water is startled and whines an outcry
the bellows insufflate, swell ans aspirate
the flaming white iron bends

     I break and hammer, cleave and create
     my punches stretch, force the mark
     I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid

     of open air or a long corridor

arc after arc my arm carries out
the wishes of my master's eye
I hammer harder to hard
beat sparks out of my burning heart

     I break and hammer, cleave and create
     my punches stretch, force the mark
     I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid

     of heights, neither of downfall

no sun is shining over here, there is no day
no morning, dusk or night, no time
is counting over here, just the sledgehammer blow
the rhythm of my punching strength

     I break and hammer, cleave and create
     my punches stretch, force the mark
     I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid

     of fears and their compulsion and urge

Poem 180
Amsterdam, 2011-10-09
On phobia (Luiz Henrique Yudo) - 2011
Composition, performance in the Organpark
Collection: ORG anp ark 
Composer: Yudo, Luiz Henrique 
 

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