This is Klara. In seventh grade she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Today she looks like an old woman. She smiles…
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The wonderful Emma Press has released two sets of Bicki-Books. These are charming, small-format picture books for children aged three…
She came to buy herself a brand-new face. It seemed too dear. A frock would have to do. That got…
Most of us have had or will have to deal with a situation such as the one described in Wicha’s…
I want to fold this day into paper ships and load all my heavy thoughts into them, so it would…
We will not leave this cafe! As a sign of fidelity we put our lips against the multiple imprints of…
Three times I have travelled to Venice. I was teenager the first time and only spent a few evening hours…
No matter how carefully you cut into the belly of this wonderful silver fish and clean the entrails, wipe the…
This book overwhelmed me, totally and utterly. I could not easily get through it, but I could not stop reading…
Let me start with a disclaimer – I’m no expert on Dutch verse. But I do read a lot of…
1 I’m bold, I am. I’m not even afraid of dying. I cross the clearing, my shadow a king, small…
Hagar Peeters is one the most celebrated poets in the Netherlands. She started as a performer in youth clubs, an…
