Ha, they're not English so I wouldn't expect to have any bells ringing but nonetheless: -N.P. Van Wyk Louw: Die Halwe Kring and Raka -D.J. Opperman: Komas uit 'n bamboesstok and EDMS BPK -Ingrid Jonker: Rook en Oker -Peter Blum: Steenbok tot Poolsee -Two compilations, Modern Flemish Short stories and Poetry of the Netherlands I'm still settling into a schedule, but I also think that I didn't work hard enough (or maybe smart enough) this semester. I'm sure I'll figure something out. Little anecdote, last night I had an idea and I thought it would be good to write it down. In the darkness, however, I ended up scrawling over the formula sheet I'd made for Physics :| oh well
Ah, it always helps to have extra paper around! I did a study abroad in the Netherlands, years back. I'm a bit ashamed to admit that I didn't bother to check out any Dutch poets, or to learn much Dutch. On consulting my memory, the only Dutch vocabulary I have left is words for various food items, "alstublieft," "roken is verboden," and the correct pronunciation of "van Gogh." Are there any Dutch poets with English translations you'd recommend?
Well actually none of those poets are Dutch, they're Afrikaans :) but I can see how that could be confusing. (The compilations are Flemish and Dutch though, it's a bit hard to understand some of the older stuff in there) I'm certain there are some translations but I can't put my finger on one now.
Ah my mistake, I apologize! I understand that Afrikaans is different from Dutch, but not exactly how. I have a few friends from SA who liked Indonesia for ease of travel, because many signs in Indonesia were in both Bahasa Indonesia and Dutch. Edited for clarity
Check it out. Proper Dutch pronunciation is tough for me.