Tsead Bruinja PORTER Tsead Bruinja QUOTE I Tsead Bruinja CELLAR Tsead Bruinja FISH BONE Tsead Bruinja GOOSE Tsead Bruinja GRASS THAT’S ALREADY LAUGHING Tsead Bruinja SECRET LABOURING Tsead Bruinja BRIDGEMASTER Nachoem M. Wijnberg SONG Nachoem M. Wijnberg I KNOW Nachoem M. Wijnberg SONG Nachoem M. Wijnberg SONG Nachoem M. Wijnberg SONG Nachoem M. Wijnberg SONG Nachoem M. Wijnberg SONG Nachoem M. Wijnberg WHEN SOMEONE ASKED SHOTETSU THIS, HE ANSWERED THUS Nachoem M. Wijnberg SONG Mustafa Stitou TYPICAL Mustafa Stitou FOREFATHERS, DOWSTAIRS NEIGHBOURS F. van Dixhoorn CHESTNUT JOE Mustafa Stitou ANECDOTES, REVELATIONS Mustafa Stitou ANTON Mustafa Stitou Magnificent if sagging ass Mustafa Stitou MOTHER TONGUE Mustafa Stitou Once, I had this vision: in a cavern Mustafa Stitou PIGHEADED Mustafa Stitou Sometimes a woman decides to lie down on the bed Erik Lindner OURCQ Erik Lindner TO ACEDIA Erik Lindner There is blood in your lips Robert Anker Dad mum, where your son counts his days though not his drinks Robert Anker Don't forget to comb your hair Robert Anker BALLAD OF MY AUNT CALLING TO WISH ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY OR VICE VERSA Robert Anker He always wants to play chess with us, but he misses the pieces Robert Anker I was late as usual Robert Anker HOMESICK FOR THE DARK Robert Anker It's all lukewarm mush Robert Anker ONE OF US VIII Robert Anker HOMESICK FOR THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME Mustafa Stitou CINEMA Nachoem M. Wijnberg MORNING AND EVENING SONG Mark Boog HAPPINESS Mark Boog IT'S ALL THERE, EVERYTHING Mark Boog LOVE Mark Boog OLD FORTUNE Mark Boog PLAYFUL EASE Mark Boog SMALL HOUSE Mark Boog SO IT MUST BE Mark Boog SO WITHOUT WORRY ARE WE Mark Boog BETWEEN THE TENTS Mark Boog SOMEWHERE Mark Boog THE EVENING DRAWS NEAR Mark Boog WATER, ASPIRIN, YOU Alfred Schaffer GOING, GOING, GONE Alfred Schaffer LAND AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE Alfred Schaffer LIKE A FAIRYTALE FOREST, THOROUGHLY SCOURED Alfred Schaffer LIKE A RIVER, ABANDONED IN ALL HASTE Alfred Schaffer LOONEY TUNES Alfred Schaffer THE CEREMONY IN SOUND AND IMAGE Alfred Schaffer THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE Alfred Schaffer THE SITUATION AS CLOSING TIME APPROACHES Alfred Schaffer TIME AND PLACE Alfred Schaffer YOU HAVEN'T SAID A WORD YET Tonnus Oosterhoff (She tells us:) you don’t even notice from the memory Tonnus Oosterhoff TO THE SOUTH Tonnus Oosterhoff The whole of Utrecht station falls into the light Tonnus Oosterhoff The chubby bird on my kid’s belt buckle Tonnus Oosterhoff SILLY TOGETHER Tonnus Oosterhoff now my belly unlatched Tonnus Oosterhoff LEOPARD Tonnus Oosterhoff IN THE JELLYFISH THE SEA CALLS Tonnus Oosterhoff I've long had convictions, never been convinced Tonnus Oosterhoff How gladly I saw the widower a sprig of roses Erik Lindner REASON Erik Lindner TEMPORARY STOP Erik Lindner THE TRAMONTANA Erik Lindner The window opens a crack Erik Lindner When I can escape my words no longer Erik Lindner ID’s (FRAGMENT) Erik Lindner 18 SEPTEMBER 1994 Albertina Soepboer CANDY SAYS Albertina Soepboer DECEMBER IS THE COOLEST MONTH Albertina Soepboer ENCOUNTER Albertina Soepboer I’LL NEVER BE YOUR MAGGIE MAY Albertina Soepboer PIGEONS Albertina Soepboer ROOTS Rogi Wieg DE LETTERS Rogi Wieg IN MEMORIAM GEERT VAN OORSCHOT Rogi Wieg IN MEMORIAM ADRIAAN MORRIËN Rogi Wieg RAYMOND CARVER Rogi Wieg NOT REVOLVERS Rogi Wieg IN MEMORIAM ROGI WIEG Anneke Brassinga BEETHOVEN ON THE BEAUFORT SCALE Anneke Brassinga DRIFT ICE Anneke Brassinga THE HAPPY ENDING Anneke Brassinga TO GOD Remco Campert LAMENT Remco Campert LIGHT Peter van Lier PROSAIC Peter van Lier LOVE OF NATURE Peter van Lier Above me a dove in flight. A slight movement in Peter van Lier HORSE JOY (I) Peter van Lier HORSE JOY (II) Peter van Lier CONCERNING A FUNCTION IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM Henk van der Waal OR LIKE Henk van der Waal It's very uncertain whether by . . . Henk van der Waal without, you're a prey to yourself . . . Henk van der Waal THE FOURTH PERSON SINGULAR Henk van der Waal nothing, not hard work or watching . . . Henk van der Waal apart from chance you're silence too developed . . . H.H. ter Balkt NINTH CENTURY H.H. ter Balkt THE ANTS H.H. ter Balkt THE POTATO-GRADING MACHINE H.H. ter Balkt THE VILLAGE STATION H.H. ter Balkt TIMID FIRE H.H. ter Balkt THE ANIMAL CRUSADE H.H. ter Balkt TO THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS 2 Maria Barnas TWO SUNS Maria Barnas IT IS RAINING ON THE FREDERIKSPLEIN Ramsey Nasr SILLY JULIET Ramsey Nasr THE CONSPIRACY Ramsey Nasr TRUE LOVER Ramsey Nasr TURN MY MOTHER Ramsey Nasr THE SUBHUMAN AND HIS HABITAT Arjen Duinker AMBITION Arjen Duinker FOR JOÃO CABRAL DE MELO NETO Arjen Duinker MARBLES L.F. Rosen FLUID PARENTS L.F. Rosen JUBILEE L.F. Rosen LUNG FUNCTIONS L.F. Rosen QUESTIONS FOR THE FLESH L.F. Rosen THEIR NAKEDNESS L.F. Rosen TO MY TRANSLATOR Rutger Kopland AGAINST THE CREAKING GATE Rutger Kopland PSALM Rutger Kopland THE LATEST FINDINGS Nachoem M. Wijnberg ANOTHER OF GHALIB’S JOKES Nachoem M. Wijnberg DESIRE Nachoem M. Wijnberg DO I HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? Nachoem M. Wijnberg RESEARCH REPORT Tsjêbbe Hettinga TEEMING WITH SEAGULLS Tsjêbbe Hettinga BEYOND THE SALT MARSH AND NOWHERE CITY Ramsey Nasr THE HUDSON SONNETS Ramsey Nasr WHAT'S LEFT Ramsey Nasr CREDO Ramsey Nasr WONDERFUL MONTH Ramsey Nasr FINAL CHORUS Ramsey Nasr EVERY TEAR A MINUS Arjen Duinker AND IT'S DARK Arjen Duinker A POEM Arjen Duinker WHEREVER Arjen Duinker LONG LIVE GOD, LUIS JUST SAID Rutger Kopland A CHORALE Rutger Kopland LETTER Rutger Kopland MOTHER AND SON Rutger Kopland STROLL Rutger Kopland CONVERSATION L.F. Rosen ANGULAR LIGHT L.F. Rosen SHELTER L.F. Rosen HUMANITY, FOREVER DRILLING L.F. Rosen THE WILD ONCE L.F. Rosen FIRE AND ENTRAILS L.F. Rosen THIS IS HOW IT WILL BE Nachoem M. Wijnberg EXACTLY THAT MUCH Nachoem M. Wijnberg SOMETHING ELSE Nachoem M. Wijnberg WHEN I SIT DOWN AT MY TABLE I GET A CUP OF COFFEE AND A GLASS OF WATER Nachoem M. Wijnberg SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO BLOW THEIR BRAINS OUT FOR LOVE TAKES IT SERIOUSLY AND THAT IS IMPORTANT Nachoem M. Wijnberg THE CHRISTIAN COMES TO VISIT Nachoem M. Wijnberg MY FATHER SAYS THAT IT IS SENSIBLE TO GET INTO SOMETHING IN WHICH MEDIOCRITY IS NOT TOO BAD, LIKE THE FIELD IN WHICH I AM A PROFESSOR Gerrit Kouwenaar A JOKE THAT'S ALLOWED Gerrit Kouwenaar THE DAY Gerrit Kouwenaar THIRD SONG Gerrit Kouwenaar THE MASTERPIECE: LIGHT PINK MOON, FULL Gerrit Kouwenaar ONE MUST Gerrit Kouwenaar WHILE ONE IS AT TABLE Gerrit Kouwenaar SO IT'S A PEACEFUL EVENING Gerrit Kouwenaar STILL LIFE Gerrit Kouwenaar THE MORNING Marc Kregting COME ON, COME OVER Marc Kregting CONCERNING ETIQUETTE Marc Kregting DARNING NEEDLE'S ANNUNCIATION Marc Kregting FALSETTO TREASURES DEPTH Marc Kregting In his hair mist droops Marc Kregting RESTORATION Marc Kregting What is a hand? Marc Kregting – Above these mountains of salt, loss sets in Remco Campert from An Old Story: FORGOTTEN FIELD Remco Campert from An Old Story: ARRANGEMENT Remco Campert from An Old Story: I JUST WANTED TO SAY Remco Campert from An Old Story: IN THE RESTAURANT Remco Campert from An Old Story: MUMBLINGS Remco Campert from An Old Story: OLD STORY Remco Campert from An Old Story: PHOTOGRAPH AFTER THE RAID Remco Campert from An Old Story: POETRY Remco Campert from An Old Story: SAILOR’S SONG Remco Campert from An Old Story: SCALE MODEL Nyk de Vries IN THE ALPS Nyk de Vries GREENGROCER Nyk de Vries ROOM Nyk de Vries MOTORMAN Nyk de Vries MOTORMAN Nyk de Vries CARNIVAL Nyk de Vries I DIVED INTO A BAY Armando DAY AND NIGHT Armando WAKE UP Jacob Groot RELEASE ME, THE TIME HAS COME Jacob Groot FLIRT Jacob Groot CAST Jacob Groot HER LEGS Jacob Groot LOCAL UNIVERSE Jacob Groot OPENED ENDING Jacob Groot PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ABSENTEE Jacob Groot TO SEE Jacob Groot JEWELLERY DOESN’T STEAL Jacob Groot WIMPLED ONE Armando LIGHT Armando SOMETHING’S COMING Armando SAYING NOTHING Armando SOURCE Armando UNSTEADY Armando SEEN Armando BEAUTIFUL Armando EIGHT Armando SURRENDER Armando THE FATHER Armando HOLY Anne Vegter GAMMA Willem Jan Otten BEFORE THE LEAP Joke van Leeuwen 01 from Half in the sea: GROUNDED Joke van Leeuwen 02 from Half in the sea: CONTROL Joke van Leeuwen 03 from Half in the sea: PREPARATION FOR THE EXAM Joke van Leeuwen 04 from Half in the sea: LONELY FUNERAL Joke van Leeuwen 05 from Half in the sea: FIRE AND WATER Joke van Leeuwen 06 from Half in the sea: OVERVIEW Joke van Leeuwen 07 from Half in the sea: OTHER SIDE Joke van Leeuwen 08 from Half in the sea: IN THE QUEUE Joke van Leeuwen 09 from Half in the sea: SNORKELLING Joke van Leeuwen 10 from Half in the sea: AFTERWORD B. Zwaal the sea jerks K. Schippers THINGS YOU ONLY NEED TO REMEMBER BRIEFLY Marije Langelaar IJMUIDEN Marije Langelaar CITY Marije Langelaar BIRD K. Schippers WEIGHT K. Schippers RESTING SEPARATELY Gerrit Komrij PANDORA Gerrit Komrij MOTHER Gerrit Komrij BUGABOO K. Schippers WOOL K. Schippers SHAVINGS K. Schippers FOURTH FLOOR, ROOM 5 K. Schippers IN THE CROWDED COUNTRY K. Schippers ASSOCIATED OBSERVATION K. Schippers THE GIFT K. Schippers MONTAGE K. Schippers ARRANGEMENTS K. Schippers WITH OF K. Schippers AN ESTIMATE OF MISSING WEIGHT K. Schippers A ROOM K. Schippers IN THE DISTANCE Marije Langelaar GRASS B. Zwaal there sails the carolien B. Zwaal away from the distance walks a goat B. Zwaal something calls out B. Zwaal the water is vatted B. Zwaal hiding, collecting rain, behind the tree B. Zwaal a drifter catches rivers B. Zwaal I was the linden well-disposed but honoured too the beech Marije Langelaar And they asked me Marije Langelaar I am the lord of the edge Marije Langelaar Now Marije Langelaar Slipped in the tub Marije Langelaar Free Marije Langelaar Do not let yourself be robbed Ester Naomi Perquin CONNECTION Ester Naomi Perquin STRANGERS Ester Naomi Perquin STATE SECRET Ester Naomi Perquin AT FULL MOON Ester Naomi Perquin ARCHITECTS Ester Naomi Perquin SURVEY Ester Naomi Perquin THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING CHICKEN Ester Naomi Perquin THE LAST UNKNOWN PERSON Ester Naomi Perquin EXAMPLE Ester Naomi Perquin BIG BROTHER Ester Naomi Perquin LEGAL ACTIVITIES 1 & 2 Ester Naomi Perquin THERE IS STILL A LOT LEFT Ester Naomi Perquin ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT J. Bernlef After the depression J. Bernlef CONSERVATORY J. Bernlef MINDFUL OF THE LICENTIOUS RAKE J. Bernlef NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS J. Bernlef OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND J. Bernlef THE MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD J. Bernlef THIS IS THE WORLD J. Bernlef VIEW OF THE FUTURE Menno Wigman PROMESSE DE BONHEUR H.H. ter Balkt SINGRAVEN CASTLE Sybren Polet SPACE GLOW Ester Naomi Perquin CONVERSATION ON THE STREET Menno Wigman ROOM 421 Anna Enquist from A cage of sound 01: BEGINNING Anna Enquist from A cage of sound 02: VOICE Anna Enquist from A cage of sound 03: CARRYING Anna Enquist from A cage of sound 04: PHOTO Anna Enquist from A cage of sound 05: SONG Anna Enquist from A cage of sound 06: SCHUBERT Anna Enquist from A cage of sound 07: PAVANE Anna Enquist from A cage of sound 08: CHOIR Anna Enquist from A cage of sound 09: GOOD ADVICE Anna Enquist from A cage of sound10: THE DRUM Anne Vegter GEBED VOOR IEDEREEN Rogi Wieg DE LETTERS
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