Friday Verses

Vicky Francken

2 min reading time

Vicky Francken: A Good Excuse

This week's Friday Verses are written by Vicky Francken. We selected her poem ‘A Good Excuse’.

literature Maarten Buser

1 min reading time

Maarten Buser: Outline

This week's Friday Verses are written by Maarten Buser. We selected his poem ‘Outline’.

literature Paul Demets

2 min reading time

Paul Demets: Unstirring Leaves

The last Friday Verses of 2019 are written by Paul Demets. We selected his poem ‘Unstirring Leaves’.

literature Kevin Amse

2 min reading time

Kevin Amse: I Need Help

This week's Friday Verses are written by Kevin Amse. We selected his poem ‘I Need Help’.

literature Florence Tonk

2 min reading time

Florence Tonk: An Ocean of its Own

This week's Friday Verses are written by Florence Tonk. We selected her poem ‘An Ocean of its Own’.

literature Roel Richelieu Van Londersele

2 min reading time

Roel Richelieu Van Londersele: Promises

In his latest poetry collection 'Hopper on the hill', Roel Richelieu Van Londersele is inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper.

literature Jonas Bruyneel

2 min reading time

Jonas Bruyneel: Glass Borders

This week's Friday Verses are written by Jonas Bruyneel. We selected his poem ‘Glass Borders’.

literature Bob Vanden Broeck

2 min reading time

Bob Vanden Broeck: Debris Making - vi.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Bob Vanden Broeck. We selected his poem ‘Debris Making – vi.’

literature Anne van Winkelhof

2 min reading time

Anne van Winkelhof: Growl

This week's Friday Verses are written by Anne van Winkelhof. We selected her poem ‘Growl’.

literature The Schoolmaster (Gerrit van de Linde)

2 min reading time

The Schoolmaster: The Ape

This week's Friday Verses are written by Gerrit van de Linde aka the Schoolmaster. We selected his poem ‘The Ape’.

literature Christopher Levenson

3 min reading time

Christopher Levenson: Remembering the Flood

This week's Friday Verses are written by Christopher Levenson. We selected his poem ‘Remembering the Flood’.

literature Carmien Michels

2 min reading time

Carmien Michels: Pink Skirts

This week's Friday Verses are written by Carmien Michels. We selected her poem ‘Pink Skirts’.

literature Anke Senden

2 min reading time

Anke Senden: here

This week's Friday Verses are written by Anke Senden. We selected her poem ‘here’.

literature Esther Jansma

1 min reading time

Esther Jansma: Invasion

This week's Friday Verses are written by Esther Jansma. We selected her poem ‘Invasion’.

literature Pieter Olde Rikkert

1 min reading time

Pieter Olde Rikkert: Two Girls

This week's Friday Verses are written by Pieter Olde Rikkert. We selected his poem ‘Two Girls’.

literature Dominique De Groen

4 min reading time

Dominique De Groen: Dreaming of the Sacrificial Lamb / Dream #1

This week's Friday Verses are written by Dominique De Groen. We selected her poem ‘Dreaming of the Sacrificial Lamb - Dream #1’.

literature Filip Rogiers

2 min reading time

Filip Rogiers: On the Fundamentalism of Every Revelation

This week's Friday Verses are written by Filip Rogiers. We selected his poem ‘On the Fundamentalism of Every Revelation’.

literature Kristien Spooren

3 min reading time

Kristien Spooren: Gingerbread

This week's Friday Verses are written by Kristien Spooren. We selected her poem ‘Gingerbread’.

literature Mattijs Deraedt

2 min reading time

Mattijs Deraedt: Brussels

This week's Friday Verses are written by Mattijs Deraedt. We selected his poem 'Brussels'.

literature Moya De Feyter

2 min reading time

Moya De Feyter: On Closer Inspection

This week's Friday Verses are written by Moya De Feyter. We selected her poem 'On Closer Inspection'.

literature Ingmar Heytze

2 min reading time

Ingmar Heytze: For the Beloved Stranger

This week's Friday Verses are written by Ingmar Heytze. We selected his poem 'For the Beloved Stranger' from the volume 'Het ging over rozen' (Podium, 2002).

literature Mustafa Stitou

1 min reading time

Mustafa Stitou: Palpitations

This week's Friday Verses are written by Mustafa Stitou. We selected his poem 'Palpitations' from the volume 'Mijn gedichten' (Vassallucci, 1998).

literature Erwin Mortier

1 min reading time

Erwin Mortier: Letter Twenty-Eight (Hadewijch Variation)

This week's Friday Verses are written by Erwin Mortier. We selected his poem 'Letter Twenty-Eight' from the volume 'Uit één vinger valt men niet' (De Bezige Bij, 2005).

literature Hagar Peeters

2 min reading time

Hagar Peeters: 'Shall I Walk with You Some of the Way?'

This week's Friday Verses are written by Hagar Peeters. We selected her poem 'Shall I Walk with You Some of the Way?' from the volume of selected poems 'City of Sandcastles' (Shoestring Press, 2018).

literature Tjitske Jansen

2 min reading time

Tjitske Jansen: The Snow Queen

This week's Friday Verses are written by Tjitske Jansen. We selected her poem 'The Snow Queen' from her debut 'Het moest maar eens gaan sneeuwen' (Podium, 2003).

literature Tsead Bruinja

1 min reading time

Tsead Bruinja: Burning House

This week's Friday Verses are written by Tsead Bruinja, the new Poet Laureate of the Netherlands. We selected his poem 'Burning House' from the volume 'De geboorte van het zwarte paard' (Cossee, 2008).

literature Ester Naomi Perquin

1 min reading time

Ester Naomi Perquin: The Last Unknown Person

This week's Friday Verses are written by Ester Naomi Perquin. We selected 'The Last Unknown Person' from the volume 'Namens de ander' (Van Oorschot, 2009).

literature Lieke Marsman

1 min reading time

Lieke Marsman: Big Bang

This week's Friday Verses are written by Lieke Marsman. We selected her poem 'Big Bang' from her debut 'Wat ik mijzelf graag voorhoud' (Van Oorschot, 2010).