| So I am pregnant, | |
| but I have no idea what -- | |
| my mother size is. | |
| Ik ben dus zwanger, | Ich bin ja schwanger, |
| maar ik heb geen idee wat -- | weiß aber nicht, was meine -- |
| mijn moedermaat is. | Muttergröße ist. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-25
Plus (Jana Arns) - 2023
Poem (collection "Als enige kennisgeving")
Collection: Unseen
Tribute to: Arns, Jana
| Pregnant, a timeline | |
| begins, and then suddenly -- | |
| stops at the stillbirth. | |
| Zwanger, een tijdlijn | Schwanger, die Chronik |
| begint, en stopt dan ineens -- | beginnt, und endet plötzlich -- |
| wordt dood geboren. | wird tot geboren. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-25
As the only announcement (Jana Arns) - 2023
Poem "Als enige kennisgeving" (collection "Als enige kennisgeving")
Collection: Unseen
Tribute to: Arns, Jana
| It was pleasant there, | |
| in Mum's belly, although it -- | |
| was getting tighter. | |
| Het was aangenaam | Es war angenehm |
| in mama's buik, al werd het -- | in Mamas Bauch, nur wurde -- |
| er wel steeds krapper. | es immer enger. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-27
The spectacles case (Freek de Jonge) - 1990
Book "De brillenkoker"
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: De Jonge, Freek
| She sits dreamily | |
| in the nest swing in the park: | |
| in love or pregnant! | |
| Ze zit dromerig | Sie schaukelt verträumt |
| te schommelen in het park: | im Park: sie muss wohl verliebt -- |
| verliefd of zwanger! | oder schwanger sein! |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-18
A lightly inhabited island - Faxing to Ger #5 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2022
Diary novel "Een licht bewoond eiland - Faxen aan Ger #5", May 17th, 2000
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
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The publication of this poem has not yet been authorised by the owner of the copyright on the original text |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-20
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros) - 1984
Book, chapter "Hips"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Cisneros, Sandra
| The pain, the pleasure, | |
| the orgasm of giving birth: | |
| fertility queen. | |
| De pijn, het genot, | Der Schmerz und die Lust, |
| het orgasme van baren: | der Orgasmus der Geburt: |
| vruchtbaarheidsgodin. | Fruchtbarkeitsgöttin. |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-24
Fairy tale (Kristien Hemmerechts) - 1992
Autobiographical story "Sprookje"
Collection: Stream
Tribute to: Hemmerechts, Kristien
| Am I that body, | |
| so thick? No, not entirely -- | |
| because it's you too. | |
| Ben ik dat lichaam, | Bin ich das, so ein |
| zo dik? Nee, niet helemaal -- | dicker Körper? Nein, nicht ganz -- |
| want het is ook jij. | denn es ist auch du. |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-23
Fairy tale (Kristien Hemmerechts) - 1992
Autobiographical story "Sprookje"
Collection: The sweet curve
Tribute to: Hemmerechts, Kristien
| Heavily pregnant | |
| breasts, of my daughters, they're old -- | |
| as old as time is. | |
| Zwangere borsten, | Schwangere Brüste, |
| van mijn dochters, ze zijn oud -- | meiner Töchter, sie sind alt -- |
| zo oud als de tijd. | so alt wie die Zeit. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-10
Blood ball 4 (Eva Gerlach) - 2011
Poem "Bloedbal 4" (collection "Kluwen")
Collection: Being my own museum
Tribute to: Gerlach, Eva
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It's a tradition, an old superstition |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-08
Glacial erratic boulder in Steinhof (Solothurn)
Fluh = boulder
Collection: The Big Secret
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We two out of two |
, 2017-07-29
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
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Together, sweeter |
Amsterdam, 2007-05-19
Carolus = fellow, freeman; little freewoman = Caroline
Collection: Heart's Delight
