Poem

K. Schippers

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A ROOM

A room
in which you
sleep
for the last time.

© Translation: 2012, Willem Groenewegen

EEN KAMER

Een kamer
waarin je
voor het laatst
slaapt.

© 2011, K. Schippers
From: tellen en wegen
Publisher: Querido, Amsterdam

K. Schippers

K. Schippers

(The Netherlands, 1936 - 2021)

K. Schippers (the pseudonym of Gerard Stigter; Amsterdam, 1936) made his first appearance in Dutch literature in 1958 as the editor of an unusual magazine. Barbarber portrayed everyday reality with an ironic verve that was in stark contrast with the expressionism of the ‘Fifties’ poets who formed the dominant movement at that time. The method has produced countless drily comic classics such as ...

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PAPER HANDKERCHIEFS

AN ESTIMATE OF MISSING WEIGHT

WOOL

things you only need to remember briefly

MONTAGE

HALF GAZE

BLACK

A ROOM

SHAVINGS

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A ROOM

A room
in which you
sleep
for the last time.

© 2012, Willem Groenewegen
From: tellen en wegen

A ROOM

A room
in which you
sleep
for the last time.

© 2012, Willem Groenewegen

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