Al Galidi, Rodaan

Paint a grey layer

over a hole in the chest --


That is my portrait.


Schilder een grijs vlakMale alles grau
over een gat in de borst --über ein Loch in der Brust --
Dat is mijn portret.Das ist mein Porträt.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2022-02-13

Paint me (Rodaan al Galidi) - 2016
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Bronwasser, Sacha

Speaking in public

is just being personal --


to many people.


In het openbaarFür ein Publikum
spreken is persoonlijk zijn --sprechen ist persönlich sein --
voor een menigte.für viele Menschen.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2020-03-09

Nothing is a lie (Sacha Bronwasser) - 2019
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De Melo e Castro, Ernesto

All includes Nothing

and Nothing has to be All --


that's what poems say.


Alles bevat NietsAlles enthält Nichts,
en Niets moet wel Alles zijn --und Nichts muss wohl Alles sein --
volgens gedichten.Gedichten gemäß.

Poem 
Vlissingen, 2019-06-05

Everything can be said in a poem (Ernesto de Melo e Castro) - 1971
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Domin, Hilde

With scraps of paper

I am lighting little lights --


in hearts of readers.


Met stukjes papierMit Papierfetzen
steek ik kleine lichtjes aan --zünde ich mal Lichter an --
in lezersharten.in Leserherzen.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2015-09-19

How little use I am (Hilde Domin) - 1957
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Engelman, Jan

Run, soundgazelle,

run with me, a god, hidden --


in this slim poem.


Klankgazelle, ren,Klanggazelle, lauf
met mij, een god, verscholen --mit mir, einem Gott, versteckt --
in dit slank gedicht.in diesem Gedicht.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2014-01-19

Vera Janacopoulos (Jan Engelman) - 1930
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Hemmerechts, Kristien

My poem is: I

get kisses from my brothers --


so I'm a sister.


Mijn gedicht luidt: ikMein Gedicht ist: ich
krijg van mijn twee broers een kus --werde von Brüdern geküsst --
dus ben ik een zus.das heißt: Schwester sein.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2021-04-14

Gitte (Kristien Hemmerechts) - 2010
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Heytze, Ingmar

Forgive me, forget

me, I give you these words back --


I'm just borrowing.


Vergeef me, vergeetVergib mir, vergiss
me, neem de woorden terug --mich, nimm die Worte zurück --
Het was maar een leen.Es sind Ausleihen.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2020-06-14

Forgive forget (Ingmar Heytze) - 2008
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Inghels, Maarten

Writing my poems

I'm staring in front of me --


I'm working so hard.


Gedichten schrijvenGedichte schreiben,
dat is voor mij uit staren --das ist vor mich hin starren --
dat is hard werken.ist harte Arbeit.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2019-02-26

Boathouse (Maarten Inghels) - 2016
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My love does know where

we shall be on vacation:


in poetry-land.


Mijn lief weet wel waarMein Liebling weiß schon,
we weer vakantie houden:wo unser Urlaub sein wird:
in poëzieland.im Poesieland.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2019-02-26

Ars poetica (Maarten Inghels) - 2018
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Lanoye, Tom

Beauty is yóur trump,

with illusions and hope, but --


Í have what I write.


Schoonheid is jóuw troef,Schönheit ist déin Trumpf,
met illusies en hoop, maar --mit Traumbildern und Hoffnung --
ík heb wat ik schrijf.aber ích schreibe.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2015-06-30

Poker (Tom Lanoye) - 1990
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Lecompte, Delphine

To fascinate you,

I have written the events --


the other way round.


Om je te boeien,Um dich zu reizen
schrijf ik gebeurtenissen --notiere ich Vorfälle --
juist andersom op.einfach umgekehrt.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2015-08-17

Daughter of a rusting fairground attraction and a drama queen (Delphine Lecompte) - 2012
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I write miracles

from who I am, from my wounds --


and brutality.


Ik dicht wonderenIch dichte Wunder
uit wie ik ben, mijn wonden --von mir, von meinen Wunden --
en brutaliteit.und Unverschämtheit.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2020-04-29

Wounds and brutality (Delphine Lecompte) - 2020
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Nijhoff, Martinus

My index finger

writes in the water the words --


that swim out of me.


Mijn wijsvinger schrijftMein Zeigefinger
in het water de woorden --schreibt ins Wasser die Worte --
die uit mij zwemmen.die herausschwimmen.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2013-09-28

The child and me (Martinus Nijhoff) - 1934
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Nolens, Leonard

Let me do something

for you, let me build a house --


with my word music.


Ik wil iets voor jouIch möchte etwas
doen, laat me een huis bouwen --für dich tun, ein Haus bauen --
met mijn woordmuziek.mit Wörtermusik.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2020-07-18

Without me (Leonard Nolens) - 1990
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Ontroerend Goed

Humor with porror,

bland and filthy violent:


very old folk art?


Humor met porror,Humor mit Porror,
flauw en vuil van het geweld:blöd und dreckig von Gewalt:
oeroude volkskunst?uralte Volkskunst?

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2021-04-22

Porror (Ontroerend Goed) - 2001
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Pessoa, Fernando

I write what I think,

odd as it is, as I am --


myself, read by me.


Ik schrijf wat ik denk,Ich schreib was ich denk,
vreemd, zoals ik ben, mijzelf --seltsam, wie ich bin, ich selbst --
door mij gelezen.von mir gelesen.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2016-10-31

I am a stern narrator (Ricardo Reis) - 1932
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Reis, Ricardo

I write what I think,

odd as it is, as I am --


myself, read by me.


Ik schrijf wat ik denk,Ich schreib was ich denk,
vreemd, zoals ik ben, mijzelf --seltsam, wie ich bin, ich selbst --
door mij gelezen.von mir gelesen.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2016-10-31

I am a stern narrator (Ricardo Reis) - 1932
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Rijneveld, Marieke Lucas

Here I hurt myself,

where else? No one else at all --


does, only right here...


Hier bezeer ik mij,Hier verletze ich
waar anders? Niemand anders --mich selbst, wo sonst? Niemand sonst --
doet dat nog, maar hier...tut das noch, nur hier...

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2022-01-28

The comfort seekers (Marieke Lucas Rijneveld) - 2020
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Rushdie, Salman

I am a writer,

I see into people's hearts --


and into their thoughts.


Ik ben schrijver, ik,Ich bin Schriftsteller,
heb inzage in harten --ich hab Einsicht in Herzen --
en in gedachten.und in Gedanken.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2023-12-23

Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie) - 1981
Collection: Low gear 

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Staring, Anthony

The débuts, oh this

banging on fantaslippers --


sticking in the mud.


Debuten, ach datDie Debüts, diese
roffelwerk op fantoffels --Trommelei auf Fantoffeln --
klevend in het slijk.im Schlamm festgeklebt.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2016-12-23

To a beginning poet (Anthony Staring) - 1827
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Van Gogh, Vincent

Nothing but canvas

FULL OF PAINT! No one wants this --


yellow symphony.


Alleen maar doekenNur Leinen VOLLER
VOL VERF! Niemand wil er een --FARBE! Niemand will eine --
symfonie in geel.Symphonie in Gelb.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2014-11-29

Brieven 660 en 537 (Theo van Gogh) - 1888
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Vestdijk, Simon

As a parasite

I poop out words of others:


in my own colours.


Als parasiet poepAls Parasit pup
ik andermans woorden uit:ich Worte anderer aus:
in eigen kleuren.in meinen Farben.

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2023-07-16

The parasite - 6 (Simon Vestdijk) - 1933
Collection: Inmost 

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Vigoleis Thelen, Albert

Because I am shy

I talk nonsense: a writer --


uttering shyness?


Uit verlegenheidVor Verlegenheit
klets ik: ben ik een schrijver --quatsche ich: ein Schriftsteller --
die verlegen is?der doch schüchtern ist?

Poem 
Amsterdam, 2019-02-09

The black Mr. Bahsetup. A mirror. (Albert Vigoleis Thelen) - 1956
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