POETICA DICTIS

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Monday, October 26, 2026

PEN


What poetry could be, cannot be described with any pen.


Antoon Van den Braembussche




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Also see:
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Dutch poetry in Indonesian language, translated by Siti Wahyuningsih and Albert Hagenaars

Critical reviews on modern Dutch poetry




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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

HEAVEN


Poetry must emerge from life in just as natural a way as trees, flowers, and fruits come from the earth, from the rich earth, in full view of the sky.


Anatole France



Also see:

Frozen poets - Sculptures, graves and other traces of poets

Dutch poetry in Indonesian language, translated by Siti Wahyuningsih and Albert Hagenaars

Critical reviews on modern Dutch poetry



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CLOUD


Poetry walks on the street and the poets look for it in the clouds. Luckily, he who finds it finds it where it is: in the truth and everywhere.


Alphonse de Lamartine



Also see:

Frozen poets - Sculptures, graves and other traces of poets

Dutch poetry in Indonesian language, translated by Siti Wahyuningsih and Albert Hagenaars

Critical reviews on modern Dutch poetry



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Thursday, October 8, 2026

CARDINAL POINT


Poetry is the fifth cardinal direction.


Jan Greshoff



Also see:

Frozen poets - Sculptures, graves and other traces of poets

Dutch poetry in Indonesian language, translated by Siti Wahyuningsih and Albert Hagenaars

Critical reviews on modern Dutch poetry



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THREE


Poetry and poetry are three very different things.


Paul Rodenko



Also see:

Frozen poets - Sculptures, graves and other traces of poets

Dutch poetry in Indonesian language, translated by Siti Wahyuningsih and Albert Hagenaars

Critical reviews on modern Dutch poetry



www.alberthagenaars.nl

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