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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 Sometimes an old forgotten poem, but mostly fresh verses by a young or unpublished poet.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 Moya De Feyter (Brasschaat, 1993). We selected Bij nader inzien (On Closer Inspection).
This week's Friday Verses are written by Ingmar Heytze (b. 1970). We selected Voor de liefste onbekende (For the beloved stranger) from the volume Het ging over rozen (Podium, 2002).
This week's Friday Verses are written by Mustafa Stitou (b. 1974). We selected Hartkloppingen (Palpitations) from the volume Mijn gedichten (Vassallucci, 1998).
This week's Friday Verses are written by Erwin Mortier (b. 1965). We selected Brief achtentwintig (Letter twenty-eight) from the volume Uit één vinger valt men niet (De Bezige Bij, 2005).
This week's Friday Verses are written by Hagar Peeters (b. 1972). We selected "Shall I Walk with You Some of the Way?" ("Zal ik nog een eindje met je meelopen?") from the volume of selected poems City of Sandcastles (Shoestring Press, 2018).
This week's Friday Verses are written by Tjitske Jansen (b. 1971). We selected De sneeuwkoningin (The snow queen) from her debut Het moest maar eens gaan sneeuwen (Podium, 2003).
This week's Friday Verses are written by Tsead Bruinja (b. 1974), the new Poet Laureate of the Netherlands. We selected Baarnend hûs (Burning House) from the volume De geboorte van het zwarte paard (Cossee, 2008).
This week's Friday Verses are written by Ester Naomi Perquin (b. 1980). We selected De laatste onbekende (The last unknown person) from the volume Namens de ander (Van Oorschot, 2009).
This week's Friday Verses are written by Lieke Marsman (b. 1990). We selected Oerknal (Big Bang) from her debut Wat ik mijzelf graag voorhoud (Van Oorschot, 2010).
