literature
literature
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’.
First Book
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’.
Friday Verses
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’.
Series
Old Works, Young Writers
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).
literature
Tom Christiaens
1 min reading time
11 Dutch Books You Need To Read This Winter
Our selection of Dutch-language books that have recently been translated into English.
Series
Moving Verses
literature
Pim Cornelussen
2 min reading time
Pim Cornelussen: Someone Sighs
This week's Friday Verses are written by Pim Cornelussen. We translated his poem ‘Someone Sighs’.
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
6 min reading time
‘Varkensribben’ by Amarylis De Gryse: Stuck in the Revolving Doors of Life
A melancholic and funny debut novel about people who tend to follow the herd but still want to be noticed.
literature
Luc Devoldere
1 min reading time
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Poems of J.C. Bloem
Discover one of the greatest classical poets of the twentieth century in the Netherlands.
literature
Tom Christiaens
2 min reading time
The Top 5 Literature Stories of the Year
Our best literature stories of 2020, handpicked by the editor.
literature
Charles Ducal
2 min reading time
Charles Ducal: After the Flood
This week's Friday Verses are written by Charles Ducal. We translated his poem ‘After the Flood’.
literature
Daniël Rovers
12 min reading time
The Best at Being Alone
Author Daniel Rovers thinks there is something wrong with the way loneliness is often written about.
literature
Dirk Vandenberghe
5 min reading time
‘In het jaar van de rode os’ by Marije Langelaar: The Cracks Through Which Our Lives Slowly Disappear
Marije Langelaar’s debut novel is a short triptych in which dreams and reality are softly entwined, in search of perfect symbiosis.
literature
Will Stone
13 min reading time
Encounter at the Crossroads of Europe. The Fellowship of Zweig and Verhaeren
British poet Will Stone explores the importance of Stefan Zweig's early friendship with the oft-overlooked Belgian poet Emile Verhaeren.
literature
David Troch
2 min reading time
David Troch: this land
This week's Friday Verses are written by the former city poet of Ghent, David Troch. We translated his poem ‘this land’.
society
Derek Blyth
3 min reading time
Poems for Lonely Funerals
In 2002, the Dutch poet F. Starik came up with the idea of the Poule des doods – a pool of poets who write and read a poem for the people who have no mourners at their funeral.
literature
Rand Helawi
1 min reading time
Rand Helawi: Empty Room
This week's Friday Verses are written by Rand Helawi. We translated her poem ‘Empty Room’.
literature
Hans Depelchin
2 min reading time
Hans Depelchin: wind egg
This week's Friday Verses are written by Hans Depelchin. We translated his poem ‘wind egg’.
