| Which poems appeal | |
| to you? Recite some, I'd like -- | |
| to get to know you. | |
| Welke gedichten | Trage mir ein paar |
| spreken jou aan? Draag iets voor -- | Gedichte vor, ich möchte -- |
| Ik wil je kennen. | dich kennenlernen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-06
Oklahoma (Salman Rushdie) - 2025
Story, paragraph 1, collection "The Eleventh Hour" (page 133)
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Like a jumping bean, | |
| man hops around in the pod, | |
| the shell, of his thoughts. | |
| Als een springboontje | Wie die Springbohnen |
| hupst de mens rond in de dop -- | hüpft man umher in seiner -- |
| van zijn gedachten. | Gedankenhülse. |
Schin op Geul, 2025-09-04
Jumping beans (Wanda Bommer) - 2017
Novel "Springbonen", part 2: 'Two', page 139
Seed pod with the larva of the Mexican moth Cydia saltitans
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Bommer, Wanda
| My diary says: | |
| Are we, am I, what we think? -- | |
| I really hope not. | |
| In mijn dagboek staat: | Mein Tagebuch sagt: |
| Zijn mensen wat ze denken? -- | Sind wir das, was wir denken? -- |
| Ik hoop echt van niet. | Ich will's nicht hoffen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-17
A heart of stone (Renate Dorrestein) - 1998
Novel "Een hart van steen", part 1, chapter 'Frits's student days, autumn 1956 or 1957'
Collection: Lack
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I found my twin self | |
| in Istanbul, he's alive -- | |
| in me for so long. | |
| Ik vond mijn tweeling- | Ich fand mein Zwillings- |
| zelf in Istanbul, hij leeft -- | selbst in Istanbul, er lebt -- |
| al zo lang in mij. | seit langem in mir. |
Amsterdam, 2022-01-04
Beside Myself (Marianna Salzmann) - 2017
Novel "Außer sich", chapter 'Valja'
Collection: Tightrope walk
Tribute to: Salzmann, Marianna
| Physical defects | |
| don't affect my sanity -- | |
| I am (a thinker) ! | |
| Lichaamsgebreken | Nein, Körperfehler |
| tasten mijn verstand niet aan -- | greifen meinen Geist nicht an -- |
| ik ben (een denker) ! | ich bin (ein Denker) ! |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-23
I think, therefore I am (René Descartes) - 1644
"Je pense, donc je suis" ("Cogito ergo sum" / "I think, therefore I am", 1644, "Discours de la Méthode", René Descartes) is about whether physical existence is real, thereby separating the physical and spiritual side of existence; this division is imaginary, but it can be an aid to ethical choices and to willpower
Collection: Dearme
Tribute to: Descartes, René
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| I think, hence I am | |
| completely full of thinkings -- | |
| Where is the outlet? | |
| Ik denk, dus ik ben | Ich denke, also |
| vol geraakt met bedenksels -- | bin ich voller Denkungen -- |
| Waar is de afvoer? | Wo ist der Abfluß? |
Amsterdam, 2012-02-06
Collection: Migration
