| I nod yes, knowing | |
| that nothing ever comes of -- | |
| any of his plans. | |
| Ik knik maar van ja, | Ich nicke nur, wohl |
| wetend dat van zijn plannen -- | wissend: aus seinen Plänen -- |
| nooit iets terecht komt. | wird ohnehin nichts. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-23
Then Mother came with a knife (Nicolien Mizee) - 2003
Novel "Toen kwam moeder met een mes", chapter 1
Collection: In the light
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| Softies always cause | |
| a fuss, the mothers have one -- | |
| of those at home too. | |
| Goedzakken geven | Softies geben Ge- |
| gedoe, de moeders hebben -- | tue, die Mütter haben -- |
| er thuis ook zo een. | einen zu Hause. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-10
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'H is de hel' ('H is hell')
Collection: In the light
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| There are many holes | |
| in Mother Earth, people who -- | |
| are no longer here. | |
| Er zitten gaten | So viele Löcher |
| in Moeder Aarde, mensen -- | in Mutter Erde, Menschen -- |
| die er niet meer zijn. | die nicht mehr da sind. |
Amsterdam, 2024-09-09
Mother Earth (Nelson Carrilho) - 1984
Sculpture "Mama Baranka", in memory of Kerwin Duinmeijer (Curaçao 1968-1983), killed by racists
Song "Zwart Wit" ("Black White", 1985, Frank Boeijen), album "Kontakt" (1984)
Collection: Mosaic virus
Tribute to: Carrilho, Nelson; Boeijen, Frank
| The future repeats | |
| the past when citizens chase -- | |
| their neighbours away. | |
| De toekomst herhaalt | Die Zukunft ist wie |
| het verleden als buren -- | Vergangenheit, wenn Nachbarn -- |
| weggejaagd worden. | vertrieben werden. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-17
Collection: The Praised One
| On the passengers | |
| on the bus, I practise my -- | |
| love of fellow men. | |
| In de bus oefen | Im Bus übe ich |
| ik op alle passagiers -- | an allen Passagieren -- |
| mijn naastenliefde. | die Nächstenliebe. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-06
(attempt 1: the bus) (Antjie Krog) - 2014
Poem "(probeerslag 1: die bus)" (collection "Mede-wete" ("Synapse")
Collection: Known
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| My neighbours make love, | |
| oh, so outrageously cheap -- | |
| these thin chamber walls! | |
| Mijn buren vrijen, | Die Nachbarn lieben |
| o, wat schandalig goedkoop -- | sich, wie unverschämt billig -- |
| die dunne muren! | die dünne Wände! |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-27
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann) - 1924
Novel "Der Zauberberg", § 3 Honourable eclipse
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Mann, Thomas
| Just make excuses, | |
| people prefer to pretend -- | |
| that they believe them. | |
| Smoesjes zijn normaal, | Ausreden sind gut, |
| mensen doen gewoon alsof -- | denn jeder gibt einfach vor -- |
| ze het geloven. | daran zu glauben. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-18
Circe (Madeline Miller) - 2018
Novel
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Miller, Madeline
| You are horrible, | |
| I know, so I laugh at it: | |
| hi hey horrible! | |
| Jij bent gruwelijk, | Du bist ganz schrecklich, |
| ik weet het, ik lach erom: | ich lache ja darüber: |
| gri gra gruwelijk! | ganz schri schra schrecklich! |
Amsterdam, 2019-12-19
Winter hour (Wim Helsen) - 2019
TV-program "Winter hour", Wim Helsen, December 18th, 2019
Wim Helsen's commentary on aphorism #115 in "Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia" ("Manual Oracle and the Art of Discretion", 1647, by the Spanish Jesuit Baltasar Gracián y Morales)
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: Helsen, Wim; Gracian y Morales, Baltasar
