the low countries - the low countries

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

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

This week's Friday Verses are written by Bart Van der Straeten. We translated his poem ‘Truth’.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Benjamin De Roover. We translated his poem ‘syntax is older than civic architecture’.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Bert Van Raemdonck. We translated his poem ‘Water Damage & The Child’s Flippers’.

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

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

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

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

This week's Friday Verses are written by Eelkje Christine Bosch. We translated her poem ‘innocence of things’.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This week's Friday Verses are written by Hannah van Wieringen. We translated her poem ‘cry me a river’.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Iduna Paalman. We translated her poem ‘Keep Sterile, Do Not Prick’.

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

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

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

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

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

This week's Friday Verses are written by Maaike de Wolf. We translated her poem ‘Stories’.

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

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

This week's Friday Verses are written by Maud Vanhauwaert. We translated her poem ‘A Sorry Sight’.

This week's Friday Verses are written by the Antwerp poet, theater writer and spoken word performer, Max Greyson. We translated his poem ‘Relativity’.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Meliza de Vries. We translated her poem ‘Grown-Up’.

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

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

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

This week's Friday Verses are written by Peter Theunynck. We translated his poem ‘The Theatre of Love’.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Philip Hoorne. We translated his poem ‘And Then There’s Cake’.

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

This week's Friday Verses are written by Ruth Lasters. We translated her poem ‘Wire’.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Sara Eelen. We translated her poem ‘Genesis’.

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

This week's Friday Verses are written by Tijl Nuyts. We translated his poem ‘Musti’.

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

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

This week's Friday Verses are written by Ulrike Burki. We translated her poem ‘Berlin’.

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

This week's Friday Verses are written by Yannick Dangre. We translated his poem ‘Dante I’.

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