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Jens Meijen
1 min reading time
Jens Meijen: The Undersigned declares to have been informed of the nature and methods of historiography
Jens Meijen wrote a poem inspired by a contract from 1706 between a plantation owner and a painter.
literature
Anne-Goaitske Breteler
2 min reading time
Anne-Goaitske Breteler: The prayer meeting
Anne-Goaitske Breteler wrote a short story inspired by a letter written in response to the abolition of slavery on the French side of Sint Maarten.
Series
Young Voices on Slavery
literature
Jens Meijen
2 min reading time
Jens Meijen: Luxury
This week's Friday Verses are written by Jens Meijen. We translated his poem ‘Luxe’.
literature
Tom Christiaens
2 min reading time
18 Dutch Books You Need To Read This Spring (2021)
Our selection of Dutch-language books that have recently been translated into English.
First Book
literature
Pelumi Adujemo
3 min reading time
Pelumi Adejumo: When another person’s happiness hurts us
Pelumi Adejumo gives a voice to a collar from 1689 bearing the coat of arms of William of Orange.
literature
Marie Borremans
1 min reading time
Marie Borremans: What our grandparents said and we will/won’t say to our children
Marie Borremans wrote a poem inspired by a letter from Pieter Mortamer, commander in Luanda, addressed to Johan Maurits, the then governor-general of Dutch Brazil.
Friday Verses
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Dirk Vandenberghe
6 min reading time
‘Meral’ by Froukje Santing. Torn Between Two Homelands
In 'Meral', author Froukje Santing subtly unravels the entanglements of a Dutch-Turkish family.
literature
Tom Christiaens
2 min reading time
Dutch Caribbean Writer Astrid Roemer Wins the 2021 Dutch Literature Prize
The prize is the most prestigious literary award in the Dutch language area and includes a sum of 40,000 euros.
Series
Moving Verses
history
Chris Lomans
3 min reading time
Chris Lomans: In the stomach of the world
Chris Lomans gives a voice to machetes from the early 19th century that were intended for sugar cane plantations.
literature
Reinier Salverda
7 min reading time
Reynard the Fox Is on the Prowl Again
In recent years, there has been renewed interest in Great Britain in 'Reynard the Fox', a masterpiece of medieval Dutch literature.
literature
Wim D’Haveloose
10 min reading time
A Wedding of Words. Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes Revisited by Connie Palmen
In her masterful novel 'Your Story, My Story' Dutch author Connie Palmen gives Ted Hughes a voice.
history
Ellis Meeusen
3 min reading time
Ellis Meeusen: To all who read or hear this, salute?
Ellis Meeusen took inspiration from the 1863 law, drawn up by King Willem III, that set out the Netherlands’ official abolition of slavery in Suriname.
history
Bart Decroos
3 min reading time
Bart Decroos: The Idyll
Bart Decroos wrote a short story inspired by a 1708 drawing by Dirk Valkenburg, entitled ‘View of a Mill and Cook-house on a Plantation in Surinam’.
history
Babeth Fonchie
1 min reading time
Babeth Fonchie: The formation of a scab
Babeth Fonchie wrote a poem inspired by old wooden stocks and matching iron shackles.
literature
Delphine Lecompte
3 min reading time
Delphine Lecompte: Death Snooze and the Hoe
This week's Friday Verses are written by Delphine Lecompte. We translated her poem ‘Dutje de dood en de schoffel’.
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
5 min reading time
‘Het Perenlied’ by Joost Oomen: A Playful Fairy-Tale About Love Pure and Simple
The debut novel by Dutch writer and performer Joost Oomen is a whimsical book brimming with wonderful fantasies.
literature
Hamide Doğan
2 min reading time
Hamide Doğan: Original Sin
This week's Friday Verses are written by Turkish-born translator Hamide Doğan. We translated her poem ‘Original Sin’.
literature
Tom Christiaens
2 min reading time
Three Dutch-Language Authors on Longlist for Dublin Literary Award
literature
Miriam Van hee
2 min reading time
Miriam Van hee: destination
This week's Friday Verses are written by Miriam Van hee. We translated her poem ‘destination’.
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
6 min reading time
‘Weekdier’ by Hans Depelchin: In Search of Liberation Through Art and Sex
They are a colourful and curious bunch, the artists that Hans Depelchin assembles in his debut novel Weekdier (Mollusc).
