“`html This article is based on this German article of philosopher Martinus Benders: https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/ben-ik-een-provo “` Am I a provo? Made great progress with my Autobahn Playlist. You can now drive to Rimini without hearing the same song twice. Why Rimini? Well, my late Uncle Frans Benders used to drive there every year without stopping. More…
Category: Psychosupersum
The Psychosupersum is a part of the Microdose Bible by author M.H.H.Benders where he treats mental disorders in the light of teacher plants and new psychedelics.
Lieke Marsman in Buitenhof
This article is based on this Dutch article of philosopher Martinus Benders: https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/lieke-marsman-in-buitenhof Completely by chance, I switched to Buitenhof today—a program I used to watch quite often but rarely do nowadays. Lieke Marsman was discussing her new book, and what she has to endure is unimaginable. I felt for her. Her eyes had…
The woody resonance of “Ik Hou van Jou”
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martinus Benders: https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/waarom-klinkt-ik-hou-van-jou Why Does ‘Ik Hou van Jou’ Sound So Awkward? Honestly, I have never read a poem by Paul van Ostaijen that even mildly appealed to me. It is a complete mystery why people worship this man as some kind of saint. The striking…
**A Prayer Shatters Upon Its Utterance**
This article is based on this German article of philosopher Martinus Benders: [https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/een-gebed-dat-uit-elkaar-valt-op](https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/een-gebed-dat-uit-elkaar-valt-op) ### A Prayer That Falls Apart the Moment It Is Spoken #### I had both LLMs (Chat GPT & Deepseek) read the translation of the first two chapters of Ginneninne. The task was as follows: ### Chat GPT: ### Poetry as Linguistic…
**René Huigen’s Grand Flop**
“`html This article is based on this German article of philosopher Martinus Benders: https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/de-grote-rene-huigen-flop The Great René Huigen Flop https://neerlandistiek.nl/2025/02/rene-huigen-het-schilderij/ There are bad poems, and then there is Het schilderij by René Huigen—a text so desperate to be a masterpiece that it stumbles over its own pretentiousness and crashes to the ground, like a rhyming…
Betelbero
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martinus Benders: https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/betelbero Aoife La sua pelle bianca come un Betelbero.Voleva farne un merletto.Trasformare tutto in merletto. L’ho sollevata.Come in tutto, alfa nel finito.Lasciai il mondo inclinarsi sul suo corpo. Fuori,gli squali torvi del cielo. Il suo velo siderale si tese, vicinante.L’ho assorbita di nuovo. Vieni,…
Sara Eelen, Wiel Kusters, and Allard Schröder.
https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/sara-eelen-wiel-kusters-allard-schroder This article is based on this Dutch article of philosopher Martinus Benders The Climate Poet and Other Hobbies for the Empty Heart https://neerlandistiek.nl/2025/02/sara-eelewn-een-man-met-aarde-in-zijn-hand/ How contemptible I find people like Sara Eelen, who add Climate Poet after their name, as if they were appointed by the clouds themselves, as if a flock of geese in…
The True Significance of Musk’s Controversial Gesture
This article is based on this german article of Martijn Benders: https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/die-wahre-bedeutung-von-musks-hitlergru The True Meaning of Musk’s Hitler Salute It’s exactly the same discussion that emerged years ago when I spoke about the logo of the Vlaamse Canon der Letteren. On the building that Leopold gifted, I see a swastika in the logo. Still do….
“The Abyss”
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Das Loch At last, shecaught me—the wretch—as I strayedthrough her cavern of moods.Her face was barbed wire,her laugh reeked offuneral feasts. “Stay for a while,” she whispered,I said, “I must go at once.”But her arm coiledaround my neck,Her whisper spoke of nothing. “It’s cold…
Flowchart of Religious Zealots
This article is based on [this Dutch article of Martijn Benders](https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/flowchart-religieuze-gekken) Flowchart Religious Lunatics This flowchart was inspired by this nonsense: Fearmongering is their instrument. They constantly use it to manipulate the masses, ensuring a steady influx of feudal medieval religious lunatics, which in turn keeps neoconservative America alive and thriving. So don’t come to…
Literature in Three Acts: Featuring Dieter Adam, Daniela Seel, and Yannis Ritsos
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders In the third episode of our podcast, you’ll find a short interview with Dieter Adam on the occasion of the release of his album Der Dieter. Additionally, in our segment Poetry Lasagna, we explore the latest poetry collection by Daniela Seel and take a…
Daniela Seel: A Literary Review of “Nach Eden”
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Daniela Seel – Nach Eden Review It is undoubtedly a great honor to translate into German one of the most beautiful songs ever written in the Netherlands and to receive permission from all four lyricists through BUMA. The fact that four lyricists were needed…