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Bart Van der Straeten

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Four Islands 1

like the quarry
of sensory waste

weighs in me
in me weighs
constantly

the bowline, bowing
to the subsequent,
emptier sea

© Translation: 2014, Astrid Alben

vier eilanden 1

vier eilanden 1

zoals de groeve
gevoelsafval

in mij weegt
weegt in mij
voortdurend

het voortouw, slepend
naar volgende,
legere zee

© 2014, Bart Van der Straeten
From: Onbalans
Publisher: Vrijdag, Antwerpen

Bart Van der Straeten

Bart Van der Straeten

(Belgium, 1979)

In 2014 Bart Van der Straeten made his poetry debut with the publication of Onbalans (Imbalance) at publishing house Vrijdag. The collection, which was highly praised upon publication, contains poems that try to avert an existential crisis by a very well-built structure. In Onbalans uncertainty is taken for granted. In pure, naked and deep verses, the poet tries to assess the probability of the...

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Four Islands 1

like the quarry
of sensory waste

weighs in me
in me weighs
constantly

the bowline, bowing
to the subsequent,
emptier sea

© 2014, Astrid Alben
From: Onbalans

Four Islands 1

like the quarry
of sensory waste

weighs in me
in me weighs
constantly

the bowline, bowing
to the subsequent,
emptier sea

© 2014, Astrid Alben

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