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B. Zwaal

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a drifter catches rivers

a drifter catches rivers

outside nets

as the stream dreams him

© Translation: 2012, Astrid Alben

een drifter vangt rivieren

een drifter vangt rivieren

buiten netten

zoals de stroom hem droomt

© 2004, B. Zwaal
From: een drifter
Publisher: Querido, Amsterdam

B. Zwaal

B. Zwaal

(The Netherlands, 1944)

B. Zwaal (Vlaardingen, 1944) is a poet. For many years, however, he was the director of the celebrated Dutch movement theatre group, BEWTH, which made performances with the architecture of conspicuous buildings as departure point. In 1984 Zwaal published his first collection, fiere miniature (proud miniature), which he followed up with nine other collections and a considerable number of bibliop...

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a drifter catches rivers

a drifter catches rivers

outside nets

as the stream dreams him

© 2012, Astrid Alben
From: een drifter

a drifter catches rivers

a drifter catches rivers

outside nets

as the stream dreams him

© 2012, Astrid Alben

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