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Ron Winkler

SINCE IT’S NEW YORK

New York is not the city that never sleeps. New York
is the city where practically nobody exists.
where consequently hardly anyone’s afraid. New York is a mania
made of twenty-two automatic Brooklyns. of 2.2
to the 1.3 power Manhattans. of gaseous Hudson.
the people picnic on picnic piers, in elevators, parks,
in tranquility, in fresh homelessness, in their handbags
post-industrial oil. New York oil. New York aerosol.
New-York-Get-Lost. buildings that seem treated
with Country Western. near-amphetamine sidewalks.
iron sneers, skypokers – Jesus in Wonderland!
here boys lived and worked who graduated college
to get mustaches. here girls live and work
whose arrogance has exponential consequences. New York,
it isn’t only the tenants and the tenants’ murderers,
it’s also the elevators’ closed eyelids
on level zero. Yankee sex in broad daylight. New
York is not a york that’s new. New York’s
the batteries in the airport users’ picture-takers.
New York’s the city where among other words God
can only be screamed. you encounter New York
driving from New York to New York. or
out of Neon into the Bronx. the city is in the family
of museums of modern despair. you can read that
in its face. you can’t read that in its face. New York spoons
itself. and isn’t the mystery of Frisco.
can’t be. the climate resembles the future too closely.
some believe New York sleeps like a hummingbird
that thinks it’s an anvil. sleeps in a state
of wakefulness. you know. New York of highest blues and
deepest reds. and green Dollar-New-York. yellow blooming
Taxi-Popup-New-York, reminiscent of the corn painters
back in the first America. the medicinal troubadours
of Utica. was their type truly New York? just walk once
down a torpedo avenue, through which the countryside
is in fact transported into the city. move yourself
through it like a mixture of unstringent life-wolf and
introsect. since it is New York.

OMDAT HET NEW YORK IS

New York is niet de stad die nooit slaapt. New York
is de stad waar bijna niemand in woont.
waarin dus bijna niemand bang is. New York is een manie
van tweeëntwintig automatische Brooklyns van de vijfkomma-tweede
tot de éénkomma-derde macht Manhattans, van gasvormige Hudson.
de mensen picknicken in picknickdocks, liften, parken,
in alle rust, in dakloos-worden, met in hun handtassen
postindustriële olie. New York olie. New York zonnespray.
New-York-verdwalen. huizen alsof ze met
country overspoeld zijn. voetgangerspaden als van amfetamine.
ijzergrimassen, wolkenschrapers – Jezus in wonderland!
hier woonden en werkten jongens die het college afliepen
om snorren te krijgen, hier wonen en werken meisjes
met geometrisch werkende arrogantie. New York,
dat zijn niet slechts de huurders en hun moordenaars,
maar ook de gesloten oogleden van de elevatoren
op verdieping zero. Yankeesex in broad daylight, New
York is niet een York dat nieuw is. New York zijn
de batterijen in de scanners van de luchthavengebruikers.
New York is de stad waarin onder andere God
alleen maar geschreeuw kan worden. je ontmoet New York
als je van New York naar New York rijdt, of
vanuit Neon naar de Bronx, de stad behoort tot de familie
der musea voor moderne vertwijfeling, het is haar
aan te zien, het is haar niet aan te zien. New York ligt press bij  
zichzelf, en is niet het geheim van Frisco.
kan het niet zijn. het klimaat is te zeer toekomende tijd.
sommigen denken dat New York slaapt als een aambeeld
van spelende kolibries, wiegt zich in slaap in een toestand
van waken. you know. het zo blauwe New York, het
zo door en door rode. en groene dollars-New-York, geelbloeiend
taxi-pop-up-New York, herinnerend aan de Maïsschilders
daarginds (buiten) in het eerste Amerika. de artsenij-troubadours
van Utica. was hun geslacht werkelijk New York? loop eens
een keer langs een van die torpedo-avenues, waarop het land
daadwerkelijk naar de stad getransporteerd wordt. beweeg je
daarbij als mengsel van niet-stringente levenswolf en
introsect, omdat het New York is.

WEIL ES NEW YORK IST

New York ist nicht die Stadt, die nie schläft. New York
ist die Stadt, in der es fast niemanden gibt.
in der also fast niemand Angst hat. New York ist eine Manie
aus zweiundzwanzig automatischen Brooklyns. aus 5,2
hoch 1,3 Manhattans. aus gasförmigem Hudson.
die Leute picknicken in Picknickdocks, Fahrstühlen, Parks,
in Ruhe, im Obdachloswerden, in ihren Handtaschen
post-industrielles Öl. New York Öl. New York Spraydosen.
New-York-sich-verlaufen. Häuser, als hätte man sie
mit Country beschallt. Gehwege wie aus Amphetamin.
Eisengrimassen, Wolkenberührer – Jesus in Wonderland!
hier lebten und wirkten Jungs, die das College abschlossen,
um Schnurrbärte zu haben. hier leben und wirken Mädchen
mit geometrisch sich auswirkender Arroganz. New York,
das sind nicht nur die Mieter und Mietermörder,
sondern auch die geschlossenen Augenlider der Elevatoren
auf Ebene Null. Yankeesex in broad daylight. New
York ist nicht ein York, das neu ist. New York sind
die Batterien in den Ablichtgeräten der Flughafenbenutzer.
New York ist die Stadt, in der unter anderem Gott
nur geschrieen werden kann. du begegnest New York,
wenn du von New York nach New York fährst. oder
von Neon aus in die Bronx. die Stadt gehört zur Familie
der Museen für moderne Verzweiflung. man sieht es
ihr an. man sieht es ihr nicht an. New York liegt press zu
sich selbst. und ist nicht das Geheimnis von Frisco.
kann es nicht sein. das Klima gleicht zu sehr dem Futur.
manche glauben, New York schlafe wie ein Amboss
spielender Kolibri. schlafe sich in einen Zustand
von Wachheit. you know. höchst blaues New York und
zutiefst rotes. und grünes Dollar-New-York. gelb blühendes
Taxi-Popup-New-York, Reminiszenz an die Maismaler
hinten (draußen) im ersten Amerika. die Arznei-Troubadoure
von Utica. war ihr Geschlecht wirklich New York? geh nur
einmal eine der Torpedoalleen entlang, auf denen das Land
tatsächlich in die Stadt transportiert wird. bewege dich
dabei wie eine Mischung aus unstringenter Lebenswolf und
Introsekt. weil es New York ist.
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SINCE IT’S NEW YORK

New York is not the city that never sleeps. New York
is the city where practically nobody exists.
where consequently hardly anyone’s afraid. New York is a mania
made of twenty-two automatic Brooklyns. of 2.2
to the 1.3 power Manhattans. of gaseous Hudson.
the people picnic on picnic piers, in elevators, parks,
in tranquility, in fresh homelessness, in their handbags
post-industrial oil. New York oil. New York aerosol.
New-York-Get-Lost. buildings that seem treated
with Country Western. near-amphetamine sidewalks.
iron sneers, skypokers – Jesus in Wonderland!
here boys lived and worked who graduated college
to get mustaches. here girls live and work
whose arrogance has exponential consequences. New York,
it isn’t only the tenants and the tenants’ murderers,
it’s also the elevators’ closed eyelids
on level zero. Yankee sex in broad daylight. New
York is not a york that’s new. New York’s
the batteries in the airport users’ picture-takers.
New York’s the city where among other words God
can only be screamed. you encounter New York
driving from New York to New York. or
out of Neon into the Bronx. the city is in the family
of museums of modern despair. you can read that
in its face. you can’t read that in its face. New York spoons
itself. and isn’t the mystery of Frisco.
can’t be. the climate resembles the future too closely.
some believe New York sleeps like a hummingbird
that thinks it’s an anvil. sleeps in a state
of wakefulness. you know. New York of highest blues and
deepest reds. and green Dollar-New-York. yellow blooming
Taxi-Popup-New-York, reminiscent of the corn painters
back in the first America. the medicinal troubadours
of Utica. was their type truly New York? just walk once
down a torpedo avenue, through which the countryside
is in fact transported into the city. move yourself
through it like a mixture of unstringent life-wolf and
introsect. since it is New York.

SINCE IT’S NEW YORK

New York is not the city that never sleeps. New York
is the city where practically nobody exists.
where consequently hardly anyone’s afraid. New York is a mania
made of twenty-two automatic Brooklyns. of 2.2
to the 1.3 power Manhattans. of gaseous Hudson.
the people picnic on picnic piers, in elevators, parks,
in tranquility, in fresh homelessness, in their handbags
post-industrial oil. New York oil. New York aerosol.
New-York-Get-Lost. buildings that seem treated
with Country Western. near-amphetamine sidewalks.
iron sneers, skypokers – Jesus in Wonderland!
here boys lived and worked who graduated college
to get mustaches. here girls live and work
whose arrogance has exponential consequences. New York,
it isn’t only the tenants and the tenants’ murderers,
it’s also the elevators’ closed eyelids
on level zero. Yankee sex in broad daylight. New
York is not a york that’s new. New York’s
the batteries in the airport users’ picture-takers.
New York’s the city where among other words God
can only be screamed. you encounter New York
driving from New York to New York. or
out of Neon into the Bronx. the city is in the family
of museums of modern despair. you can read that
in its face. you can’t read that in its face. New York spoons
itself. and isn’t the mystery of Frisco.
can’t be. the climate resembles the future too closely.
some believe New York sleeps like a hummingbird
that thinks it’s an anvil. sleeps in a state
of wakefulness. you know. New York of highest blues and
deepest reds. and green Dollar-New-York. yellow blooming
Taxi-Popup-New-York, reminiscent of the corn painters
back in the first America. the medicinal troubadours
of Utica. was their type truly New York? just walk once
down a torpedo avenue, through which the countryside
is in fact transported into the city. move yourself
through it like a mixture of unstringent life-wolf and
introsect. since it is New York.
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