| What French novels taught | |
| me does not hold true, not here -- | |
| or not anymore. | |
| Wat ik geleerd heb | Die französischen |
| uit Franse romans, klopt niet -- | Romane sind nicht wahr, nicht -- |
| Niet hier, of niet meer. | hier, oder nicht mehr. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-16
Possession, A Romance (A.S. Byatt) - 1990
Novel, chapter 15
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1990-1999
Tribute to: Byatt, A.S.
| The speaker waits and | |
| looks around compellingly: | |
| Think along with me! | |
| De spreker pauzeert | Der Sprecher wartet |
| en kijkt dwingend de zaal rond: | und blickt eindringlich umher: |
| Denk mee, allemaal! | Denkt mit mir, alle! |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-26
The Chosen One (Wessel te Gussinklo) - 2024
Unfinished novel "De uitverkorene", chapter 9
Collection: High gear
Tribute to: Te Gussinklo, Wessel
| From books you learn that | |
| humanity learns little -- | |
| from its history. | |
| Uit boeken leer je | Aus Büchern lernt man, |
| dat de mensheid weinig leert -- | dass die Menschheit wenig lernt -- |
| van het verleden. | aus der Geschichte. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-02
Collection: Half The Work
| You answer me, my | |
| words have sprouted in you: | |
| a branch full of shoots. | |
| Jij antwoordt mij, mijn | Du antwortest mir, |
| woorden zijn in jou ontkiemd: | ich bin in dir gekeimt: ein |
| een tak vol loten. | Zweig voller Triebe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-29
You answered me. My words (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Jij antwoordde me. Mijn woorden", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - March 26th, 1974, Amsterdam
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| One is only great | |
| if one's words germinate and -- | |
| are not blown away. | |
| Mensen zijn pas groot | Man ist nur dann groß, |
| als hun woorden ontkiemen -- | wenn seine Worte keimen -- |
| en niet verwaaien. | und nicht verwehen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-08
Greatness (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Grootheid", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part V [Mother], and in "Diary 1966-1967" (2009) - July 23rd, 1967, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Well, what thoughts can I | |
| formulate in such a way -- | |
| that they will bear fruit? | |
| Welke gedachten | Welche Gedanken |
| kan ik zo formuleren -- | kann ich so formulieren -- |
| dat ze vrucht dragen? | dass sie Frucht bilden? |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-30
All time you hit the stone bottom (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Telkens stoot men op de stenen bodem", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VIII [Authorship], and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - January 21st, 1965, Bologna
Collections: Self-portraits, Whirligig Scribbler
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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Down in the yarrow |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-05
Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Collection: Silent walk
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Poems are not word- |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-16
Collection: The light of words
| My books are old and | |
| know absolutely nothing -- | |
| about their children. | |
| Mijn boeken zijn oud | Meine Bücher sind |
| en weten helemaal niets -- | alt und wissen gar nichts von -- |
| van hun kinderen. | all ihren Kindern. |
Amsterdam, 2013-03-21
Collection: The light of words
