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He likes to talk, elaborating |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-19
Penelope ("Weaver") after Odysseus' return home
Novel "The Penelopiad", 2005, Margaret Atwood), chapter 12, Waiting
Collection: Pending rain
Tribute to: Homeros; Atwood, Margaret
| We want a happy | |
| ending. Oh, if only war -- | |
| were a fairy tale... | |
| Een goede afloop | Wir wünschen uns ein |
| willen we. Ach, was oorlog -- | gutes Ende. Ach, wenn Krieg -- |
| nu maar een sprookje... | ein Märchen wäre... |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-27
Collection: Inflictions
| War victims: people | |
| who suffer from the sad fact -- | |
| that there is still war. | |
| Oorlogsslachtoffers: | Kriegsopfer: Menschen, |
| lijden aan het feit dat er -- | die darunter leiden, dass -- |
| nog steeds oorlog is. | immer noch Krieg herrscht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-07
In foreign parts - Chronicles (Frida Vogels) - 2024
Autobiography "In den vreemde - Kronieken", chapter 'Herbert' - May 28th, 1976, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| The war continues | |
| in my dreams, I am naked -- | |
| and I'm unarmed. | |
| De oorlog duurt voort | Der Krieg geht weiter |
| in mijn dromen, ik ben bloot -- | in meinem Traum, ich bin nackt -- |
| en ongewapend. | und unbewaffnet. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-07
Veteran of the Psychic Wars (Michael Moorcock / Blue Öyster Cult) - 1981
Song (lyrics Michael Moorcock), Blue Öyster Cult, album "Fire of Unknown Origin"
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Blue Öyster Cult; Moorcock, Michael
| After the defeat, | |
| his doubts buzz around him like -- | |
| a mosquito cloud. | |
| Na de nederlaag | Nach der Besiegung |
| zoemen twijfels om hem heen -- | umschwirren ihn die Zweifel -- |
| als een wolk muggen. | wie ein Schwarm Mücken. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-12
Victory City (Salman Rushdie) - 2023
Novel "Victory City" [Vijayanagar >> Bisnaga, based on Fatehpur Sikri ('Victory City', near Agra), the capital of Emperor Abdul-Fath Jalaluddin 'Akbar' (= 'the Great' >> 'Akbar the Great')], part 1 Birth, chapter 8
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| The drummer crushes | |
| me, wildly hitting the war -- | |
| back into my heart. | |
| De trommelaar slaat | Die Schlagzeugerin |
| de oorlog verpletterend -- | schlägt den Krieg niederschmetternd -- |
| terug in mijn hart. | zurück in mein Herz. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-07
Rebonds A (Iannis Xenakis) - 1989
Composition for percussion, performed by Tatiana Koleva in the Organpark on May 7th, 2023
After the Greek Civil War
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Xenakis, Iannis
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Deep into the night |
Amsterdam, 2022-05-16
Collection: PumicePieces
| But why is there war? | |
| Those who return, are injured -- | |
| No luck awaits them. | |
| Waarom toch oorlog? | Aber warum Krieg? |
| Wie terugkeert, is gewond -- | Wer zurückkehrt, ist verletzt -- |
| hem wacht geen geluk. | und bekommt kein Glück. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-18
Physical and psychological wounds
Since time immemorial there are wars
Mahabharata, Ilias and Odyssey, retold in: "Circe" (2018, Madeline Miller)
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Miller, Madeline
| I wrap myself up | |
| in my poem, to show me -- | |
| show my open wounds. | |
| Ik doe mijn gedicht | Nackt in Gedichten |
| aan, om me te laten zien -- | will ich mich zeigen, meine -- |
| mijn open wonden. | offenen Wunden. |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-22
Schizophrenia (Ghayath Almadhoun) - 2016
Poem (in DW B magazine (Dietsche Warande & Belfort, 2016-4, and in the collection "Ik hier jij daar")
Collection: Being my own museum
Tribute to: Almadhoun, Ghayath
| Men after the war: | |
| they are still hard, their voices, | |
| their hands, and their lust. | |
| Ook na de oorlog | Auch nach dem Krieg sind |
| zijn de mannen hard: hun stem, | Männer laut: ihre Stimmen, |
| hun handen, hun lust. | und Hände und Lust. |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-10
Grand Hotel Europa (Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer) - 2018
Novel
Collection: Palace of the night
Tribute to: Pfeijffer, Ilja Leonard
