This article is based on this dutch article of Martijn Benders: [https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/bij-een-beeld-van-willem-van-der](https://martijnbenders.substack.com/p/bij-een-beeld-van-willem-van-der)

At a Sculpture by Willem van der Velden

Today, I am sending my legal argument to the court. It was quite a task to put it together. It’s a specialty all on its own, but if you love challenges, it is a source of joy.

The case will be heard on October 22 in Den Bosch. I will share portions of it as soon as I can. There is a lot at stake. When you, as a poet, create a poetry collection in which AI sings along with the poems, and the collection boasts no less than nine prefaces from cloned voices of dead poets, yet all this results in a single committee line saying “poetry and music, that’s not new” – then you know what you’re dealing with, especially when they manage to attach the word “megalomania” to it and put that word in your mouth, as if it had been part of your work plan: “poetry and music, that’s new!” Anyway, more on that later.

Will I also work on a feature film? I think so. It might be that Operation Bossche Bol will become a feature film instead of a book. For a very short impression, check my website www.martijnbenders.nl

Or both, of course. A book with a feature film. Yes, that’s what it will be.

First, I need to remaster the 22 tracks of the album. This is to balance the sound quality across all tracks. Consistent sound quality and so on. I need to completely remaster many tracks as I’ve learned a lot of new things in the meantime about how to master music. I mostly learn by trial and error.

From the secret laboratory, I greet you,

Martinus Benders