| At home, the ceiling | |
| sweats thick drops in the heat, as -- | |
| if it were raining. | |
| In de hitte zweet | In der Hitze schwitzt |
| het plafond dikke druppels -- | die Decke dicke Tropfen -- |
| alsof het regent. | als regnete es. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-29
Almost crashed (Marcel Van Roosmalen) - 2026
Column "Bijna neergestort", in the NRC of June 29th, 2026
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Van Roosmalen, Marcel
| The red sun burns in | |
| the windows of the city: | |
| everything is lost. | |
| De avondzon brandt | Die Abendsonne |
| in de ramen van de stad: | brennt in den Fenstern der Stadt: |
| alles verloren. | alles verloren. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-22
A thousand meters (Antonia Pozzi) - 1937
Poem "Mille metri", written to Emilio Comici on September 20th, 1937
"la tua città coi vetri in fiamme [..] Dove hai lasciato le tue vesti, i volti delle ragazze, i remi?" ("your city with windows on fire [..] Where did you put your clothes, the faces of the girls, the oars?")
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Pozzi, Antonia
| In narrow alleys, | |
| people cling close together -- | |
| escaping the sun. | |
| In smalle stegen | In engen Gassen |
| klitten de mensen samen -- | drängen sich die Menschen, von -- |
| verlost van de zon. | der Sonne befreit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-06-11
Collection: Local interest
| Heat: I want to be | |
| at home, on my own.. lightly -- | |
| inhabited isle. | |
| Bij hitte wil ik | Hitze: ich möchte |
| thuis zijn, op mijn eigen.. licht -- | nach Hause, auf meine dünn -- |
| bewoonde eiland. | bewohnte Insel. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-19
A lightly inhabited island - Faxing to Ger #5 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2022
Diary novel "Een licht bewoond eiland - Faxen aan Ger #5", June 18th, 2000
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| The sun takes a stand | |
| in the middle of the street -- | |
| breathing burning hot. | |
| De zon gaat midden | Die Sonne steht da, |
| op de straat staan, roodgloeiend -- | mitten auf der Straße, rot -- |
| zijn hete adem. | sein heißer Atem. |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-17
Landscape with suns (Tomas Tranströmer) - 1996
Poem "Landskap med solar" (collection "Sorgegondolen")
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Tranströmer, Tomas
| The city cooker | |
| boils the air and the heron -- | |
| loses its feathers. | |
| De zon kookt de lucht | In der Stadtpfanne |
| in de stadspan, de reiger -- | kocht die Luft und der Reiher -- |
| verliest haar veren. | verliert schon Federn. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
The Heron (Kate Moore) - 2019
orkest de ereprijs (The Prize Orchestra)
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Moore, Kate
|
The scarecrow has fallen |
Amsterdam, 2019-04-13
Collection: PumicePieces
| The dog steps backwards, | |
| presses her chin on the earth -- | |
| and looks at the sun. | |
| De hond stapt terug, | Der Hund tritt zurück, |
| drukt zijn kin op de aarde -- | drückt sein Kinn auf der Erde -- |
| en kijkt naar de zon. | schaut auf die Sonne. |
Amsterdam, 2011-11-17
Collection: NightWatch
