| In the evening, I | |
| doff my image, in the bath -- | |
| I wash my thoughts clean. | |
| 's Avonds leg ik mijn | Am Abend lege |
| imago af en was ik -- | ich mein Image ab und ich -- |
| mijn gedachten schoon. | wasche meinen Geist. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-02
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 22, Helen Takes a Bath
Collection: Skin-contact
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| I wish for a good | |
| outcome, then I close the door -- | |
| and I go to sleep. | |
| Ik wens een goede | Ich wünsche mir ein |
| afloop, en sluit dan de deur -- | gutes Ende, schließe ab -- |
| om te gaan slapen. | und gehe schlafen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-01
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 1, A Low Art
Letting go of what you cannot influence
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
| Drunkenness: giving | |
| up everything, letting go -- | |
| Letting oneself fall. | |
| Dronkenschap: alles | Trunkenheit: alles |
| opgeven en loslaten -- | aufgeben und loslassen -- |
| Zich laten vallen. | Sich fallen lassen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-31
My struggle 2. A Man in Love (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Andre bok" (translated 2013), part 3 - March 5th, 2005, Stockholm
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| When I was younger | |
| I wanted to change the world -- | |
| now I let it go. | |
| Vroeger wilde ik | Früher wollte ich |
| de wereld veranderen -- | die Welt verändern, und jetzt -- |
| nu laat ik haar los. | lasse ich sie los. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-29
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels) - 2013
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - April 4th, 1974, Amsterdam
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Get it out, put it | |
| away in a book or in -- | |
| a listening ear. | |
| Gooi het eruit en | Raus damit, lege |
| berg het op, in een boek of -- | es in ein Buch oder in -- |
| een luisterend oor. | ein offenes Ohr. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-03
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (Jeanette Winterson) - 2011
Autobiography (normal means: heterosexual), chapter 4, The Trouble With A Book . . .
Collection: Whirligig Scribbler
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Seven times seven | |
| times I wash my worries out -- | |
| of my troubled mind. | |
| Zeven maal zeven | Sieben mal sieben- |
| keer was ik al mijn zorgen -- | mal wasche ich meine Not -- |
| uit mijn gedachten. | aus meinem Gemüt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-14
Have mercy (Kate Moore) - 2019
Composition "Miserere", Psalm 51, for violin, arranged for the Herz Ensemble, performed in the Organpark on February 14th, 2025 by Jellantsje de Vries (violin) and Elisabeth Smalt (viola) of the Herz Ensemble, and Geerten van de Wetering (organ)
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Moore, Kate
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My trumps played |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-09
With an image of the Tarot card 'Ace of Wands'
Collection: Dearme
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| Yawn, being sleepy, | |
| I drowse my waking days like -- | |
| sleepless, dreamless nights. | |
| Gaap, ik versuf mijn | Gähn, ich verdöse |
| dagen als slapeloze, | die Tage wie schlaflose -- |
| droomloze nachten. | traumlose Nächte. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-16
The Storm / The drowned (Margriet de Moor) - 2005
Novel "De verdronkene", § 5 Responsorium (Responsory) - Inner dialogue
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: De Moor, Margriet
| I'm going to die: | |
| my children have said goodbye -- | |
| yes, twice already. | |
| Ik ga dood: al twee | Ich sterbe: schon zwei- |
| keer hebben mijn kinderen -- | mal haben meine Kinder -- |
| afscheid genomen. | sich verabschiedet. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-16
The Storm / The drowned (Margriet de Moor) - 2005
Novel "De verdronkene", § 5 Responsorium (Responsory) - Inner dialogue
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: De Moor, Margriet
| At twilight, there is | |
| a crack in the day, a gate -- | |
| for dying people. | |
| 's Avonds kiert de dag, | Abenddämmerung |
| de schemering is een poort -- | ist ein Riss im Tag, ein Tor -- |
| voor de stervenden. | für die Sterbenden. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-22
the daylight gate (Jeanette Winterson) - 2012
Novel, Lancaster AD 1612
Collection: Stream
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| What I no longer | |
| do, can no longer do, has -- | |
| slipped from my own hand. | |
| Wat ik niet meer doe, | Was ich nicht mehr tu, |
| niet meer kan, is weggeglipt -- | nicht mehr tun kann, ist mir selbst -- |
| uit mijn eigen hand. | aus der Hand geschlüpft. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-10
it doesn't come to me anymore (Antjie Krog) - 2022
Poem "dit kom nie meer op my af nie" (collection "Plunder" ["Pillage"])
Collection: Over
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| Keeping your head back, | |
| you can let go of your thoughts -- | |
| of your desires too. | |
| Hoofd achterover, | Deinen Kopf zurück, |
| je gedachten loslaten -- | die Gedanken loslassen -- |
| ook je begeerten. | die Begierden auch. |
Amsterdam, 2022-06-30
Exercise in loss of control (Mark van Tongele) - 2004
Poem "Oefening in buitenzinnigheid" (collection "Luchthonger")
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Van Tongele, Mark
| I must travel light, | |
| otherwise I won't succeed -- | |
| to comprehend things. | |
| Ik moet licht reizen, | Ich muß leicht reisen, |
| want anders lukt het me niet -- | sonst wird's mir nicht gelingen -- |
| iets te begrijpen. | etwas zu fassen. |
Amsterdam, 2021-11-07
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch) - 1954
Novel
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
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I carried enough |
Amsterdam, 2021-11-02
Collection: Moons
Dedicated to: Marije S
| Yet his pessimism | |
| does cheer us up in some way -- | |
| it's quite laughable! | |
| Zijn pessimisme | Sein Pessimismus |
| montert ons juist heel erg op -- | muntert uns irgendwie auf -- |
| het is lachwekkend! | es ist zum Lachen! |
Amsterdam, 2021-08-08
The Scandals (Simon Vestdijk) - 1953
Novel "De schandalen"
Collection: Inmost [2]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| The longer I live, | |
| you know, the less important -- | |
| I seem to become. | |
| Hoe langer ik leef, | Je länger man lebt, |
| tja, hoe minder belangrijk -- | desto weniger wichtig -- |
| ik lijk te worden. | man scheint zu werden. |
Amsterdam, 2021-07-08
Collection: Dearme
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The candle on the edge of the bath crackles |
Amsterdam, 2019-09-26
Purple rain (Prince)
Poems "Hate (Vent)" and "The color purple" (Siera Mayhew) - 2019
Song "Purple rain" (1984)
Poems by Siera Mayhew (September 4th, 2019 resp. end of August 2019)
Collection: Inflictions
Tribute to: Prince
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew
| I really relaxed | |
| on the cruise ship, I still do -- | |
| on the ICU. | |
| Ik ontspande me | Ich entspannte mich |
| op het cruiseschip, en nog steeds -- | auf dem Kreuzfahrtschiff, immer -- |
| hier, op de IC. | noch, auf der IS. |
Amsterdam, 2019-08-31
Health Care Centre of Our Lady, location East, ward B8
Collection: On living on [2]
| Dance, relationships: | |
| it's the art of letting go -- | |
| to be real partners. | |
| Dansen, relaties: | Tanz, Beziehungen, |
| de kunst van het loslaten -- | sind die Kunst, loszulassen -- |
| om partners te zijn. | um Partner zu sein. |
Amsterdam, 2019-05-09
The china shop - Faxing to Ger #2 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2018
Diary-novel "De porseleinkast - Faxen aan Ger"
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
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A sphinx in the desert grabs my feet |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-25
Collection: I am
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Once more the teacher whispers it in my ear: breathe |
Amsterdam, 2017-05-19
Vipassana
Collection: On living on [2]
Dedicated to: Claudia A
| I keep my skin young | |
| and strong, I always wash me -- | |
| with coarse sandpaper. | |
| Ik houd mijn huid jong | Ich halt meine Haut |
| en sterk, ik was me altijd -- | jung und stark, ich wasche mich -- |
| met grof schuurpapier. | mit Sandpapier (grob). |
Amsterdam, 2014-01-27
Complaint from a collector (Cor Vaandrager) - 1958
Poem "Klacht van een kollektioneur" (magazine "gard sivik")
Collection: Appearances
Tribute to: Vaandrager, Cor
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| Bats | |
| are hanging upside down | |
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| I too let go of my fears | |
| I am a heroine : | |
| I am willing to sacrifice myself for others | |
