"Poetry"

Of ripping, splitting

in knees, in tongues,

in songs, unsung,

forget, forsake,

forfeit and regret


of bored, divided drifting

with a vengeful fist

of yellowed, ennobled stalling

between thighs of godliness


Where the city is praised, possessed

defiled, besieged,

forgotten and distorted,

finally denying

her curves, unconquered


Where the street

becomes the dance floor

Where a frenzied dance,

a furious trance,

plunges into probing rituals

"Poetry" © by Dutch poet Jeroen Naaktgeboren (De WoordDansers) translated into English by Willem Groenewegen, 2004. Original title: ‘‘Poëzie”.
All rights reserved by poet and translator..

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De Woorddansers (The WordDancers) are Jeroen Naaktgeboren and Arie Hordijk, both from Rotterdam. They have appeared on over a hundred stages in the past few years, performing their poems rhythmically in two voices.


In May 2003 they won the Dutch Poetry Slam finals in Nijmegen’s Doornroosje hall. June 2004 they took second place at the first World slampionship at the 35th Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam. WordDancer Jeroen writes the poetry and Arie supplies the second voice in performance.


The Poems are written by Dutch poet Jeroen Naaktgeboren and translated into English by Willem Groenewegen, 2004. Supported by the Foundation for the Production and Translation of Dutch Literature. All rights reserved by poet and translator.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Website:www.woorddansers.nl
Email: info@woorddansers.nl

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