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What's new of NOVEMBER 2016 . . .
from Picture/Poems, bi-weekly presentations of poetry from
the Netherlands, selected, performed & translated by Cliff Crego




August
eight new
translations
winter ornaments

"Big Blue" and Poetry
as Natural History

Two Ways

Ashen is between white and black,
Tough is between soft and hard,
Tepid is a property between hot and cold.
But between curse and blessedness
there is no byway which divides them.
One must flee that which the other must have."

Jacobus Revius (1586-1658) (tr. Cliff Cego)

About Cliff Crego . . .

Hi! Thanks for visitng
r2c, my little website
for New Dutch Poetry.

Hoi! Bedankt voor 't bezoek!
I'm a composer, (former) conductor (started
the ASKO ENSEMBLE in Amsterdam), writer,
and art / nature photographer (see above).




ARCHIVES
clip of signs Following
the Signs to
Love
 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Gerrit Achterberg, Ed. Hoornik, Han G. Hoekstra,
Clara Eggink, J.C. Bloem, Alice Nahon, Martinus
Nijhoff, Remco Campert and Eddy van Vliet

yellow goatsbeard October the 9th:
When Form is
Content 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
I.K. Bonset (Theo van Doesburg)

looking at looking0 June the 9th: 
Seeing the World
Firsthand 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
J.C. Bloem, Hans Andreus, Victor Vroo,
Judith Herzberg, Remco Campert and
Martinus Nijhoff

snow tables March the 13th 
"Snow Tables"
and the Lost and
Found of Time
and Space 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Paul Gelling, Gerrit Achterberg,
J.C. Bloem and 
Hendrik Marsman

Teasel Symmetry February the 13th:
Teasel Symmetry
and the Marriage
of Inner and Outer
Worlds 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Judith Herzberg, Gerrit Achterberg,
Remco Campert, Hendrik Marsman
and Kees Buurman 

clip of cannons November the 21st:
Cannons in
the Hay
 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Hans Andreus, J.C. Bloem, Gerrit Kouwenaar,
Hendrik Marsman, J.C. van Schagen, Jole van
Leeuwen, Maurits Mok and Judith Herberg

trumpet creepers August the 15th
Trumpet Creepers
and the Poetry
of Place 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
D.A.M. Binnendijk, Martinus Nijhoff,
Hendrik Marsman, Jan Jacob Slauerhoff,
Gerrit Achterberg, Ingmar Heytze, Rutger
Kopland, Jan Emmens and J. Bernlef
| listen in English and Dutch: RealAudio c. 7 ' |

surge duo       May the 30th:
Poetry on the
Edge of Pop
Culture 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Willen Jan Otten, Anton Ent,
J. Slauerhoff, Remco Campert
and Martinus Nijhoff

2-fishermen April the 25th:
The Necessary
Symmetry of Two           		 Poems in Dutch and English by:
Hendrik Marsman, Gerrit Achterberg,
Willem Wilmink, Jotie T'Hooft,
Judith Herberg, C.O. Jellema and
Remco Campert

snow balloons March the 28th 
When Color
Returns                        		 Poems in Dutch and English by:
Gerrit Achterberg, Martinus Nijhoff, Lizzy Sara May, Lucebert and Gerrit Kouwenaar | listen in RealAudio
in English; or Dutch and English |

rowan fall December the 6th:
Circles, broken
and whole . . . 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
M. Vasalis, Pierre Kemp, Albert
Verwey and Gerrit Achterberg

big blue August the 30th:
"Big Blue" and
Poetry as Natural
History
 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Albert Verwey, Gerrit Achterberg, Jan Hanlo,
Ed. Hoornik, Hendrik Marsman, Pol de Mont,
Ida Gerhardt, and Jocobus Rivius

alarm! June the 28th: 
The 'Found-poems'
of Daily Life   		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Hugo Claus, Martinus Nijhoff,
Rutger Kopland, Clara Eggink
and Ida Gerhardt

soldanelas May the 17th 
The World
Up Close 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Ida Gerhardt, J.B. Charles, Adriaan
Roland Holst and Gerrit Achterberg
| listen in RealAudio in English |

snow door       April the 5th:   
When Day
Equals Night                		 Poems in Dutch and English by:
M. Vasalis, Albert Verwey, Gerrit
Achterberg, Hendrik Marsman
and J.C. Bloem 

snow tracks March the 8th:    
Winter
Paths . . . 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Jacqueline van der Waals, Ida Gerhardt
and Judith Herzberg


rowan fall January the 12th: :
"Rowan Fall" and
Poetry in the Key
of Minor 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Edithe de Clercq Zubli, Ellen Warmond,
Anton Korteweg, Louise van Santen,
Gerrit Achterberg, Herman de Coninck,
Paul van Ostaijen, K. Michel
and Han G. Hoekstra

clip of leaf poem October the 13th:
Every Leaf
a Poem
 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
M. Vasalis, Gerrit Achterberg,
Multatuli and Albert Verwey

clip of alpine lettuce September the 15th:  
"Two as One"
and the Poetry
of Relationship II
Poems in Dutch and English by:
Clara Eggink, Pieter Langendijk,
Judith Herzberg, Gerrit Achterberg,
Anna Blaman and Remco Campert

granite flowforms July the 21st:   
Flowforms in
Granite and the
Poetry of Place
                               		 Poems in Dutch and English by:
Ida Gerhardt, Gerrit Achterberg, B.J. Pot,
C.S. Adama van Scheltema, Jan Hanlo,
and A. Roland Holst
(listen to Intro in RealAudio c. 4 ')


cockspur haw March the 3rd:
Carnival and
the Clown 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Martinus Nijhoff

cockspur haw February the 17th:
The "Cockspur-
Haw" and an Ode
to Winter 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Jan Hanlo 

snow bench December the 23rd:   
The Ways of
Light and
Snow 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Gerrit Achterberg, M. Vasalis, Ed. Hoornik,
Albert Verwey and Gerrit Komrij

clip of no trespassing October the 28th:
"No Trespassing"
and the Skies of Fall
Poems in Dutch and English by:
M. Vasalis, Ed. Hoornik, Simon Vestdijk,
Willem Frederik Hermans and Judith Herzberg

mountain rain September the 30th:     
"Three-day Rain"
and the Poetry
of War 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Adriaan Morriën, Jan Campert,
Gerrit Achterberg and Judith Herberg

stonedance August the 19th:
"Dance in Stone"
and the Poetry
of Relationship
 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Herman De Coninck, P. C. Boutens, Piet Paaltjens,
Judith Herzberg, Tony de Ridder, P.A. de Génestet
and Jacobus Revius


treefence March the 4th:
Life in the
Cracks 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Jan Greshoff, J. Harmsen van Beek,
Marjoleine de Vos and Martinus
Nijhoff  

clip of calyx September the 17th:
Violence,
Suffering and
the Tree of Joy		 Poems in German and English by:
Anna Akhmatova and Rainer Maria Rilke

crowcorn January the 22nd:  
Winter Corn
and Lowland
Bittersweets 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
J.C. Bloem, Herman de Coninck, Jacques
Perk, Jos Kunst, Eva Gerlach, Harry
Mulisch, Ed. Hoornik, Simon Carmiggelt
and an anonymous 14th century poet

cornice January the 8th:   
Mountain Snow
and the Origins
of Organic Form 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
J.C. Bloem, Ingmar Heytze, Paul van
Ostaijen, Gerrit Achterberg, Ed. Hoornik,
Jean-Pierre Rawie, Charles Ducal, Gerrit
Krol, Judith Herzberg, Bert Schierbeek,
Martinus Nijhoff and Hendrik Marsman

Last Light on Ridge December the 25th:
Last Light on Snow,
and the Story which
is a Poem 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
Jean-Pierre Rawie, Gerrit Achterberg,
Rutger Kopland, Lizzy Sara May,
Remco Campert, Albert Verwey
and Judith Herzberg 

Umbel of Water Hemlock November the 27th:
The Fall Umbel's
Small
Universe 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
H.W.J.M. Keuls, Jacob Winkler Prins,
Martinus Nijhoff, Paul van Ostaijen,
Guido Gezelle, Hieronymus van
Alphen and J.C. Bloem 

virginia creeper November the 13th: 
Comlex Leaves,
Simple Poems 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
C. Buddingh', Ida Gerhardt,
Judith Herzberg, Ellen Warmond
and A.C.W. Staring.



"In music, one of the mysteries of mysteries is how the difference of but half a tone,
of tuning a major third down a half step to a minor third, seems to shift the quality
of a sound from day to night...." (from the Introduction)
From the Dutch News Media:
Literary Reports 		(1) Remco Camperts Exhibition
(2) Jean-Pierre Rawie Interview [VN]
(3) The Ideal Poem!
(4) Hafid Bouazza Interview [VN]

Uniquely Dutch and Strange:
*Oject Trouwe* 		(1) Banks recall coins
(2) Reality TV: "I want your baby."
(3) Wolf search
(3) BSE and organic farming


New r2c Posters . . .
r2c Poster:
October

M. Vasalis

pdf [68 K]
r2c Poster:
Monday
Ellen Warmond

pdf [84 K]



New r2c Recordings on SoundClound . . .
STONE SONG
of a soundpoem cycle,
based on Cliff Crego's
English translations of eight
Gerrit Achterberg texts
[Windows: r click; Mac: opt + click]
Stonesong: mp3 [c.15' 6.7 Mb]






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From the archive: See also other recent English translations of contemporary Dutch poetry,
together with featured photographs and commentary at:
Photos:
Week and Name of Feature:
 		Poems in Dutch and English by:
October: "3 Acorns", a Saying
and a Cluster of Dutch Poems 		Ellen Warmond, Ida Gerhardt
and Martinus Nijhoff
September: "Three-day Rain"
and the Poetry of War 		Adriaan Morriën, Jan Campert,
Gerrit Achterberg and Judith Herberg
September: "Two as One" and
the Poetry of Relationship II 		Clara Eggink, Pieter Langendijk,
Judith Herzberg, Gerrit Achterberg,
Anna Blaman and Remco Campert
August: "Dance in Stone" and
the Poetry of Relationship I 		Herman De Coninck, P. C. Boutens, Piet Paaltjens,
Judith Herzberg, Tony de Ridder, P.A. de Génestet
and Jacobus Revius
August: "Big Blue" and
Poetry as Natural History 		Albert Verwey, Gerrit Achterberg, Jan Hanlo,
Ed. Hoornik, Hendrik Marsman, Pol de Mont,
Ida Gerhardt, and Jocobus Rivius
July: Flowforms in Granite and
the Poetry of Place III 		Ida Gerhardt, Gerrit Achterberg, B.J. Pot,
C.S. Adama van Scheltema, Jan Hanlo,
and A. Roland Holst
July: Squirreltails and
the Poetry of Place II 		D.A.M. Binnendijk, Martinus Nijhoff,
Hendrik Marsman, Jan Jacob Slauerhoff,
Gerrit Achterberg, Ingmar Heytze, Rutger
Kopland, Jan Emmens and J. Bernlef
June: Five Dutch Sonnets
and a Butterfly Weed 		Jacques Perk, Pieter Cornelisz. Hooft,
Gerbrand Adriaensz. Bredero, Jan Campert
and Martinus Nijhoff
June: The Poetry of Place I Hendrik Marsman, Peter Berger, Remco
Campert, Judith Herzberg, Ingmar Heytze
and Rutger Kopland
May Day: Wonders Out
of the Ordinary 		Ellen Warmond, Judith Herberg,
Martinus Nijhoff and Remco Campert
Out of an April:
Wonders of the Sky 		Martinus Nijhoff
Out of an April:
Dealing with the Suffering
of the Past 		Jan H. de Groot
Fastnacht, Carnival and
the Clown 		Martinus Nijhoff
March: Snowmelt,
Mountain Spring 		Ida Gerhardt
March: After Storm,
Breaking Trail 		Jan Hanlo
February: Tracks,
Early Spring Thaw 		J. Bernlef  
February: Winter Refuge Jacqueline van der Waals

The Poetry of
Rainer Maria Rilke
Another website
by Cliff Crego
 		A presentation of 100
of the best poems of
Rilke in new English
translations, with links
and biography

The Rilke Archive:
Bi-weekly features,
with images and
commentary
Rilke Posters:
The essential Rilke,
with Cliff Crego's
photography from
the wild heartland
of Europe

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