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Ester Naomi Perquin

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AT FULL MOON

I can see him, silhouette of
a man in his bathroom window.
By that light he works on apace.

Rubs lather into his cheeks
and then with a razor
shaves the wolf from his face.

BIJ VOLLE MAAN

Ik kan hem zien, silhouet van
een man in zijn badkamerraam.
Hij blijft maar bezig bij dat licht

smeert hij zeep over zijn kaken
en snijdt dan met een mes
de wolf van zijn gezicht.

Ester Naomi Perquin

(The Netherlands, 1980)

"State debt: the guilt about
the overt injustice resulting
of certain policies"

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Because of "her sharp mind, creative personality and great sense of language", Ester Naomi Perquin was named (the ideal) Poet Laureate of the Netherlands in early 2017. With an open mind and an enthusiastic narrative drive, Perquin carefully scrutinises everything that seems normal; in no-non...

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AT FULL MOON

I can see him, silhouette of
a man in his bathroom window.
By that light he works on apace.

Rubs lather into his cheeks
and then with a razor
shaves the wolf from his face.

AT FULL MOON

I can see him, silhouette of
a man in his bathroom window.
By that light he works on apace.

Rubs lather into his cheeks
and then with a razor
shaves the wolf from his face.