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First published in Great Britain in 2021 by Carcanet Alliance House, 30 Cross Street Manchester, m2 7aq www.carcanet.co.uk Translations copyright © P.C. Evans 2021 Text copyright © H.H. ter Balkt, 2000, 2011, De Bezige Bij; Jan Eijkelboom, 2003, Singel Uitgeverijen; Eva Gerlach, 2010, 2016, Singel Uitgeverijen; Esther Jansma, 2015, Uitgeverij Prometheus; Hester Knibbe, 2016, Singel Uitgeverijen; Gerrit Kouwenaar, 2008, Singel Uitgeverijen; K. Michel, 2016, Uitgeverij Atlas Contact; Rob Schouten, 2011, Singel Uitgeverijen; Willen van Toorn, 2000, 2004, Singel Uitgeverijen; Hans R. Vlek, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1996, Singel Uitgeverijen. The right of P.C. Evans to be identified as the translator of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988; all rights reserved. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. isbn 978 1 80017 132 9 Book design by Andrew Latimer Printed in Great Britain by SRP Ltd, Exeter, Devon This book was published with the support of the Dutch Foundation for Literature. The publisher acknowledges financial assistance from Arts Council England.
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Contents Introduction: Beachcombers on the North Sea Postscript 3 15 VA GERLACH Vocabulair / Vocabulary Het was avond… / It was evening… Drukte / Pressure Hoor / Listen Onder het vouwen van was / As the Wash is Folded 27 Mijn moeder loopt / My mother walks 28 Straks / Later 30 De zon en alles / The Sun and Everything 32 Tekst / Text 34 18 20 22 24 GERIT KOUWENAAR de sterfelijkheid houdt aan / Mortality is Insistent 38 Men moet / One Still 40 Ik heb nooit / Never 42 Dag van de doden / Day of the Dead 44 H ESTER KNIBB E Anna antwoordt… / Anna Responds Ja / Yes Zog / A Weaning Ik zit in de kilte / You’ll find me in the coldness 62 48 50 52

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First published in Great Britain in 2021 by Carcanet Alliance House, 30 Cross Street Manchester, m2 7aq www.carcanet.co.uk Translations copyright © P.C. Evans 2021 Text copyright © H.H. ter Balkt, 2000, 2011, De Bezige Bij; Jan Eijkelboom, 2003, Singel Uitgeverijen; Eva Gerlach, 2010, 2016, Singel Uitgeverijen; Esther Jansma, 2015, Uitgeverij Prometheus; Hester Knibbe, 2016, Singel Uitgeverijen; Gerrit Kouwenaar, 2008, Singel Uitgeverijen; K. Michel, 2016, Uitgeverij Atlas Contact; Rob Schouten, 2011, Singel Uitgeverijen; Willen van Toorn, 2000, 2004, Singel Uitgeverijen; Hans R. Vlek, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1996, Singel Uitgeverijen. The right of P.C. Evans to be identified as the translator of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988; all rights reserved. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. isbn 978 1 80017 132 9 Book design by Andrew Latimer Printed in Great Britain by SRP Ltd, Exeter, Devon

This book was published with the support of the Dutch Foundation for Literature.

The publisher acknowledges financial assistance from Arts Council England.

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