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B. Zwaal

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sea ovulates mastodons

sea ovulates mastodons

dune
is west
a bliss

east coast
lies
dike-kissed

in the lung-ditch
a little fish
breathes unsung

© Translation: 2012, Astrid Alben

zee ovuleert mastodonten

zee ovuleert mastodonten

duin
is west
een wonne

oostkust
ligt
dijkgekust

in de longsloot
verademt
het visje

© 2012, B. Zwaal
From: wijde maas
Publisher: ser j.l.prop, Terhorst

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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sea ovulates mastodons

sea ovulates mastodons

dune
is west
a bliss

east coast
lies
dike-kissed

in the lung-ditch
a little fish
breathes unsung

© 2012, Astrid Alben
From: wijde maas

sea ovulates mastodons

sea ovulates mastodons

dune
is west
a bliss

east coast
lies
dike-kissed

in the lung-ditch
a little fish
breathes unsung

© 2012, Astrid Alben

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