
Willemijn van den Geest: Touch Me Not
This week's Friday Verses are written by Dutch poet Willemijn van den Geest. We translated her poem ‘Raak mij niet aan’.
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High Road to Culture in Flanders and the Netherlands
Every other Friday we treat you to beautiful verses by a poet from Flanders or the Netherlands. Sometimes an old forgotten poem, but mostly fresh verses by a young or unpublished poet.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Dutch poet Willemijn van den Geest. We translated her poem ‘Raak mij niet aan’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Esohe Weyden. We translated her poem ‘Dwaaltuin’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Rob van Essen. We translated his poem ‘Velden’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Els Moors, who was appointed National Poet of Belgium from 2018 until 2020. We translated her poem ‘everything’s sold or given away’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Willem Thies. We translated his poem ‘Sneeuw zal vallen’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by the acclaimed Flemish writer Lize Spit. We translated her poem ‘Heel ons houden’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Femke Vindevogel. We translated her poem ‘Vechtscheiding’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by the renowned Dutch poet Eva Gerlach. We translated a poem from the 'Virus' series.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Amina Belȏrf. We translated her poem ‘De nachtklok’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Pieter Claeys. We translated his poem ‘Eclips’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Ann Bellemans. We translated her poem ‘Krater’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Roger de Neef. We translated his poem ‘Het hier’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Sabine Kars. We translated her poem ‘Waarom zo koud’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Marc Tritsmans. We translated his poem ‘In Amerika’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Alara Adilow, a poet of Somali heritage from Amsterdam. We translated her poem ‘Het café’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by the experienced Flemish poet Herman Leenders. We translated his poem ‘Spoorvorming’.
This week's Friday Verses are written by International Booker Prize winner Marieke Lucas Rijneveld. Michele Hutchison translated his poem ‘Plukhoogte'.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Mahlu Mertens. We translated her poem ‘Censorship’.