| I know my hometown | |
| and turn the corner without -- | |
| being curious. | |
| Ik ken mijn woonplaats | In meinem Wohnort |
| en sla de hoek om zonder -- | biege ich um die Ecke -- |
| nieuwsgierig te zijn. | gar nicht neugierig. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2015
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 2, chapter 'October', § 'Stubble field', referring to the diary of Witold Gombrowicz - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| The sun is setting | |
| and the moon is behind me -- | |
| In between them: home. | |
| De zon gaat onder | Sonnenuntergang, |
| en de maan staat achter me -- | der Mond steht hinter mir, da- |
| Tussen hen in: thuis. | zwischen: Zuhause. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-02
Tina in Sexbierum (Tina Farifteh) - 2026
Interview by Katja de Bruin with Tina Farifteh in the VPRO broadcasting guide No. 18 (May 2nd, 2026), about the documentary series "Tina in Sexbierum" (2026, Tina Farifteh)
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: Farifteh, Tina
| Where would I rather | |
| be? Over there, or better -- | |
| here with the pilewort? | |
| Waar zou ik liever | Wo wäre ich am |
| willen zijn? Ginds, of toch maar -- | liebsten? Dort drüben, oder -- |
| hier bij het speenkruid? | hier bei der Feigwurz? |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-27
Agoraphobia (Marjoleine de Vos) - 2013
Poem "Ruimtevrees" (collection "Uitzicht genoeg")
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: De Vos, Marjoleine
| You just kept growing, | |
| in every new house, new home -- | |
| you had to live in. | |
| Jij groeide gewoon | Du bist gewachsen, |
| door, in elk nieuw huis, nieuw thuis -- | in allen Häusern, in die -- |
| waar je naartoe moest. | du geschickt wurdest. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-09
A child who had no home (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Een kind, dat geen huis had", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VI [Kees], and in "Diary 1968-1969" (2010) - May 21st, 1968, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Where the path ends you | |
| must plant your flag to stay there: | |
| this far you have come. | |
| Waar het pad ophoudt | Wo der Weg endet, |
| moet je blijven: tot zover -- | dort musst du bleiben: so weit -- |
| ben je gekomen. | bist du gekommen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-09
Choosing: not when one is at the crossroads (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Kiezen: niet wanneer men op de tweesprong staat", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IX [Marriage]), and in "Diary 1968-1969" (2010) - September 15th, 1968, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Back in my city! | |
| I sing and I walk on the -- | |
| edge of the quay wall. | |
| Terug in mijn stad! | Zurück in der Stadt! |
| Ik zing en loop op de rand -- | Ich gehe auf der Kante -- |
| van de kademuur. | der Kaimauer. Toll! |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-17
My city where I no longer live (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Mijn stad waarin ik niet meer leef", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part III [Ennio and Kees]) - January 4th, 1956, Milan
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| So large and so green | |
| is the late summer carpet -- | |
| The park as our home! | |
| Zo groot en zo groen | So groß und so grün |
| is het nazomertapijt -- | is der Spätsommerteppich -- |
| Het park als ons huis! | das Park, unser Haus! |
Amsterdam, 2019-09-20
Late summer in Vondelpark, Amsterdam
Collection: WoofWoof
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As a child, I could have walked to |
Amsterdam, 2016-03-29
Collection: Migration
| A dark flock of mud | |
| sheep in the evening twilight -- | |
| infinite heathland. | |
| Een kudde modder- | Eine Herde Schlamm- |
| schapen in de schemering -- | schafe in der Dämmerung -- |
| eindeloze hei. | endlose Heide. |
Amsterdam, 2014-11-29
Letter 402 (Theo van Gogh) - 1883
Letter of November 2nd, 1883 to Theo van Gogh
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: Van Gogh, Theo
| Road signs on the square, | |
| to Berlin, Paris, Rome, yes -- | |
| here I am at home. | |
| Bordjes op het plein, | Schilder auf dem Platz, |
| naar Berlijn, Parijs, Rome -- | nach Berlin, Paris, Rom, ja -- |
| ja, hier ben ik thuis. | hier ist Zuhause. |
Julianadorp, 2011-12-26
Collection: Life line
