| Love means giving your- | |
| self completely, otherwise -- | |
| it would be friendship. | |
| Liefde is jezelf | Liebe ist, sich ganz |
| helemaal geven, anders -- | hinzugeben, andernfalls -- |
| zou het vriendschap zijn. | wäre es Freundschaft. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-17
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2011
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - Mid-August 2009, Malmö
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Quite invitingly, | |
| he confides to me that our -- | |
| spouses kissed again. | |
| Als uitnodiging | Als Einladung sagt |
| vertrouwt hij mij toe, dat zij -- | er vertraulich: sie haben -- |
| elkaar weer kusten. | sich wieder geküsst. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-20
Within the skin (Han Voskuil) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 25 - February 3rd, 1955, Deventer
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Is there too little | |
| kissing? Because you only -- | |
| can do it at home? | |
| Wordt er te weinig | Gibt es zu wenig |
| gekust? Mag je het helaas -- | Küsse? Ist das leider nur -- |
| alleen binnenshuis? | zu Hause erlaubt? |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-28
With a photo of Paul, Dory, and Alexander on a IJ ferry (May 8th, 1993, Amsterdam)
Collection: More
Dedicated to: Lotte W
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Wanting to enjoy |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-16
Maria turns 42
'Tragedy' = (he-) goat song, satyr-song during the procession of the Thracian and Macedonian Dionysus Festival, in which, in comic scenes, vines were planted and the beginning of spring was celebrated
Collection: Pending rain
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| In between I look | |
| into the garden, hoping -- | |
| we'll be silent now. | |
| Tussendoor kijk ik | Zwischendurch schau ich |
| naar de tuin, het zou fijn zijn -- | in den Garten und hoffe -- |
| als we nu zwegen. | dass wir jetzt schweigen. |
De Koog, 2024-09-22
Requiem for a friend (Han Voskuil) - 2002
Novel "Requiem voor een vriend", chapter 1986-1988, July 12th, 1987 The Hague, Han and Lousje Voskuil, and Jan Bruggeman ('Breugelman')
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| We talk searchingly, | |
| confidentially, as if -- | |
| we are weaving dreams. | |
| Aftastend praten | Abtastend reden |
| we, vertrouwelijk, alsof -- | wir, sehr vertraulich, als ob -- |
| we dromen weven. | wir Träume weben. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-15
The Storm / The drowned (Margriet de Moor) - 2005
Novel "De verdronkene", § 1-8
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: De Moor, Margriet
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Cherish me, shelter me |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-18
Collection: Dearme
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| I unravel us, | |
| paralysed you are waiting -- | |
| until it's over. | |
| Ik ontrafel ons, | Ich entwirre uns, |
| verlamd zit jij te wachten -- | du wartest bewegungslos -- |
| tot het voorbij is. | bis es vorbei ist. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-05
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
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Only experiences count |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-07
Collection: Dearme
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
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No matter how good it is |
Amsterdam, 2021-09-30
Collection: More
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What you experience, I experience |
Amsterdam, 2021-09-20
Collection: I am
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
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Today you are touchably |
Amsterdam, 2021-06-28
Collection: Dearme
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| Friends master the art | |
| of just being together -- | |
| with no need to talk. | |
| Vrienden beheersen | Freunde beherrschen |
| de kunst om samen te zijn -- | die Kunst, zusammen zu sein -- |
| zonder te praten. | ohne zu reden. |
Amsterdam, 2021-04-28
Collection: Untwisted
| You are familiar, | |
| I always see how you feel -- | |
| yet I do not know. | |
| Je bent me vertrouwd, | Du bist mir vertraut, |
| ik kan zien hoe jij je voelt -- | ich sehe, wie du dich fühlst -- |
| toch weet ik het niet. | doch ich weiß es nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-12
Collection: More
| Since she got married | |
| I don't know her anymore -- | |
| none of her secrets. | |
| Mijn vriendin trouwde, | Seit ihrer Heirat |
| we kennen elkaar niet meer -- | kennen wir uns nicht, nicht mehr -- |
| elkaars geheimen. | die Geheimnisse. |
Amsterdam, 2020-05-07
Crusoe's Daughter (Jane Gardam) - 1985
Novel
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Gardam, Jane
| She brushes her hair | |
| and I sit and read to her -- | |
| from my diary. | |
| Ze borstelt haar haar | Sie bürstet sich die |
| voor het raam, ik zit en lees -- | Haare, ich sitze da und -- |
| voor uit mijn dagboek. | ich lese ihr vor. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-30
Diary 1977-1978 (Frida Vogels) - 2014
"Dagboek 1977-1978" - June 24th, 1978, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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When he cried, I listened |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-02
Collection: Without reserve
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Barbara and Lo keep me awake |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-10
Sisters of mercy" (Leonard Cohen) - 1968
Song
Collection: Moons
Tribute to: Cohen, Leonard
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When my friend comes |
Amsterdam, 2016-04-05
Collection: More
