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Gedicht

Kei Miller

WHAT THE MAPMAKER OUGHT TO KNOW

WHAT THE MAPMAKER OUGHT TO KNOW

WHAT THE MAPMAKER OUGHT TO KNOW

On this island things fidget.
Even history.
The landscape does not sit
willingly
as if behind an easel
holding pose
waiting on
someone
to pencil
its lines, compose
its best features
or unruly contours.
Landmarks shift,
become unfixed
by earthquake
by landslide
by utter spite.
Whole places will slip
out from your grip.
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WHAT THE MAPMAKER OUGHT TO KNOW

On this island things fidget.
Even history.
The landscape does not sit
willingly
as if behind an easel
holding pose
waiting on
someone
to pencil
its lines, compose
its best features
or unruly contours.
Landmarks shift,
become unfixed
by earthquake
by landslide
by utter spite.
Whole places will slip
out from your grip.

WHAT THE MAPMAKER OUGHT TO KNOW

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Gemeente Rotterdam
Nederlands Letterenfonds
Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
Ludo Pieters Gastschrijver Fonds
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