Category: Psychosupersum

This article is based on this dutch article of Martijn Benders On that slender stem stood the first Amanita cap of the year, which we were going to enjoy with Veer’s niece and nephew. Veer showed the dried cap, and demonstratively, I took a nibble. The guests watched in bewilderment, but after a brief explanation,…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders At the start of this century, when I first laid eyes on the poem *Tot Besluit* by Menno Wigman, I thought, hey, isn’t that a poem by Roethke? *I have known the inexorable sadness of pencils, Neat in their boxes, dolor of pad and…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders — **The Mystery of Baudet and Wigman** Why does it always have to be Martinus solving all these mysteries, I wonder aloud sometimes. At this point, I have Beurskens on his knees over email. He sputters and stammers after I mention that Marc Reugebrink…

This article is based on this dutch article of Martijn Benders I asked ChatGPT whether it found my translation better than the original: Your version of “Evening Melancholy” certainly offers its own, appealing quality and captures a unique atmosphere that fits well with Trakl’s original. While Trakl’s poem in German uses more abstract, sometimes shadowy…

Hey, its Michelangelo, with a chisel and half a lunch break Songs of a Lost World: A Reviewy o u k n o w w i t h th e a r t i sssss t i c typ oooo g r aph y! 1. Alone Something doesn’t sit right in this track, a sort…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Beautiful Halloween poems, right? It’s fascinating to see how more and more people turn their front yards into eerie doll-themed parties, even in this neighborhood. Apparently, this sparks quite a bit of complaints from the Christian community: Hopefully, people will also find their way…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders In 1998, a controversy erupted over the C. Buddingh’ Prize when Erik Menkveld, then working at Poetry International, was nominated for his collection “De karpersimulator.” Due to his involvement with the organizing body, his nomination was withdrawn, and the jury decided not to award…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders ### The Review of Erik Menkveld In the court documents, I mention a review I wrote in 2006 about Erik Menkveld, who was then an employee at the Van Oorschot publishing house. I did this because Van Oorschot had announced a ‘review competition,’ and…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Originally, I had also included a piece in the left-hand poem about the failed attempt to realize MDMA as a medicine for severe trauma; forget it: it remains banned. So, people are continually inflicted with severe trauma and denied something known as a remedy…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders ## Here comes the maverick Probably the track on the album with the most ‘hit potential,’ although I always find that quite dubious, especially in times when the hit as a phenomenon has essentially become extinct. Here comes the maverick, oh yeah Here comes…

This article is based on this Dutch article by Martijn Benders If Love Had a Sketchbook From paying attention to making songs, like a love poem! The poem was born almost simultaneously with this song:

This article is based on this dutch article of Martijn Benders Admit it, you are a Friettentmittoo NATURAL FACT: Sugar is made from salt.Sugar is added to make it taste sweet. You might see the song title as a commentary on making music with AI – this isn’t real music, it’s fake! That’s how some…