This article is based on this Dutch article of Martinus Benders: https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/dichtkunst-bs-job-met-dating Poetry: BS Job with Dating Poetry in modern times has mostly become a mix of job creation and dating. Take, for instance, the bio of this early millennial, where we read that he has been “eagerly fondling poetry” his entire life. And that…
Month: March 2024
Elegy of the Makeup-Free Eyes
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martinus Benders: https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/elegie-van-de-makeup-loze-ogen Elegy of the Makeup-Free Eyes On page 200 of the Piranha, I arrive at the poem Elegy of the Makeup-Free Eyes by Csoori: Elegy of the Makeup-Free Eyes I have never met you, do not know who you are. I do not know…
The Men of the Black Holes
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martinus Benders: https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/de-mannen-van-de-zwarte-gaten The Men of the Black Holes And then fate strikes, as it does in every human life. And once again, I managed to overcome that fate, but my god, what an ordeal to have to submit your collections to a few networkers who…
As far as I’m concerned, we live in the age of Herrenberg.
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martinus Benders: https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/we-leven-wat-mij-betreft-in-het-tijdperk — We are living, as far as I’m concerned, in the Herrenberg era. I read a few pages from Nederhalfrond yesterday. It’s a book that had been on my wishlist for a very long time, but I always hesitated to purchase it—simply because…
Shoddy work is the norm, from people who operate under double pseudonyms.
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martinus Benders: https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/broddelwerk-is-de-norm-van-lieden — Sloppy work is the norm, from people operating under double pseudonyms Another shoddy piece of work by ‘Jan H. Mysjkin’ at Uitgeverij Vleugels, published on Neerlandistiek.nl Meurtri par les grandes plaques de temps has been translated as: Bruised by large time plates…
The Holy Trinity of Martijn van de Griendt
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martinus Benders: https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/de-heilige-drie-eenheid-van-martijn The Holy Trinity of Martijn van de Griendt Yesterday, I went to see a film by Martijn van de Griendt. What struck me the most was how much Van de Griendt is, at heart, a great portrait photographer. In essence, the entire film…