| Kissing I slide down | |
| over his tongue into his -- | |
| soul, and feel his fear. | |
| Kussend glijd ik roetsj | Küssend gleite ich |
| over zijn tong zijn ziel in -- | in seine Seele und ich -- |
| en ik voel zijn angst. | spüre seine Angst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-24
He can come (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2012
Poem "Hij mag mee", collection "Hoi feest" ("Hi party")
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen
| Sometimes I'm gloomy, | |
| and life seems frighteningly -- | |
| meaningless to me. | |
| Soms ben ik somber, | Manchmal bin ich trüb, |
| lijkt alles beangstigend -- | kommt mir alles erschreckend -- |
| betekenisloos. | bedeutungslos vor. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-25
The Eye in the Needle - 2023
Concert "Het Oog in de Naald" ("The Eye in the Needle", 2023, Albert van Veenendaal), #12, "Angst" ("Fear"), performed on April 25th, 2025 in the Organpark, by Francisca Snip (speaking voice), Albert van Veenendaal (prepared piano), Rogier Hornman (cello) and Roosmarijn Tuenter (viola)
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Van Veenendaal, Albert
| Isn't this thought of mine | |
| a line of verse, suddenly -- | |
| revealing something? | |
| Hee, die gedachte | Dieser Gedanke |
| is een versregel, ineens -- | ist eine Verszeile, sie -- |
| onthult die me iets? | macht mir etwas klar? |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-08
The beauty of the husband (Anne Carson) - 2001
Poetic fictional essay, Tango XXII Homo ludens
Collections: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009, Whirligig Scribbler
Tribute to: Carson, Anne
| We don't say much, we | |
| already understood each -- | |
| other in our dreams. | |
| We zeggen niet veel, | Wir sagen nicht viel, |
| want we hebben elkaar al -- | weil wir uns schon verstanden -- |
| dromend begrepen. | haben, beim Träumen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-31
Dreamleaves - 6. Dé-jà -entendu dream (Robert Nasveld) - 2007
Composition for piano four hands, performed by Corien van den Berg and Niek de Vente, in the Organpark on May 31st, 2024
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Nasveld, Robert
| In the empty hall, | |
| standing next to her suitcase -- | |
| mum waits, and she cries. | |
| In de lege hal | Im leeren Flur steht |
| staat mama met haar koffer -- | Mama mit ihrem Koffer -- |
| te wachten; ze huilt. | Sie wartet, und weint. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-31
Autobiography of an apartment (Otto de Kat) - 2024
Retrospective "Autobiografie van een flat"
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: De Kat, Otto
| In a flash she sees | |
| him as a murderer, grave -- | |
| flowers at his feet. | |
| Even ziet ze hem | Ganz kurz sieht sie ihn |
| als moordenaar, grafbloemen -- | als Mörder, mit Grabblumen -- |
| rondom zijn voeten. | um seine Füße. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-07
Shalimar the Clown (Salman Rushdie) - 2005
Novel, chapter India
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| While talking, we find | |
| in our circular thoughts what -- | |
| we already knew. | |
| Al pratend vinden | Wir reden, finden |
| we in cirkelgedachten -- | in unsren Kreisgedanken -- |
| wat we al wisten. | was wir schon wussten. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-10
Diffractive Reading (Bill Mullaney) - 2024
"Diffractive Reading" by Bill Mullaney: reading of the twelve cards designed by him after Pauline Oliveros' "Wind Horse Mandala", in the Organpark on February 10th, 2024
Collection: org ANP ark
| The things I suspect | |
| always turn out to be truths -- | |
| that can be trusted. | |
| Als ik iets vermoed, | Was ich vermute, |
| is dat altijd een waarheid -- | ist immer eine Wahrheit -- |
| die betrouwbaar is. | die verlässlich ist. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-02
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 3-3 (AD 1922)
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| The dancer, amazed, | |
| keeps revealing secret doors -- | |
| that no one can see. | |
| De danser onthult | Der Tänzer enthüllt |
| verbaasd geheime deuren -- | erstaunt Geheimtüren, die -- |
| die niemand kan zien. | niemand sehen kann. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-16
Secrets are doors (Edmond Jabès) - 1959
Poem "Les secrets sont des portes" (collection "Je bâtis ma demeure")
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Jabès, Edmond
|
Senses, to be touched |
Amsterdam, 2021-01-17
Staring at the Sun: overcoming the terror of death (Irvin Yalom) - 2008
"Butterfly effect" (enlarged reaction)
Book
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: Yalom, Irvin
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
|
The insights in my notebook |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-29
4½ to 2½ million years ago, the sky was orange (due to a lot of carbon dioxide, with methane, nitrogen and sulfur dioxide) and the sea was green (due to a lot of iron)
Café-restaurant The Northern Lights, Amsterdam
Collection: The light of words
| A swelling clamour, | |
| I hear it with my dream-ears -- | |
| they're never asleep. | |
| Een rumoer zwelt aan, | Ein Geräusch schwillt an, |
| mijn droomoren horen het -- | meine Traumohren lauschen -- |
| want ze slapen nooit. | denn sie schlafen nie. |
Amsterdam, 2012-03-23
Collection: Mastress
