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• The Unflinching Gaze of Dutch Disquiet: Martijn Benders’ Masterpiece of Modern Despair
  Review by Dipius Sicchius Martijn Benders’ Sauseschritt—rendered into English with astonishing verve by the poet himself—is not a poetry collection; it’s a 243-page autopsy of the human condition. Hailing from the Netherlands, a land famed for tidy canals and tulip fields, Benders instead dredges up its psychic sludge: dead donkeys in urinals, snow-beasts hunting behind mills,... The post The Unflinching Gaze of Dutch Disquiet: Martijn Benders’ Masterpiece of Modern Despair appeared first on Martijn Benders - Dutch poet, philosopher and writer.
• Dreamstreet Cuckoo: Poetry, Politics, and the Fog of Modern Identity
  The title: The Dreamstreet Cuckoo White supremacy that formed an alliance with Zionism and religious zealots to cultivate a new kind of national socialism, with Our Genocide Was the Only Real One as its eternal slogan. ‘Creepy’ is quite the understatement. Meanwhile, the entire Left seems to agree that we should hand over our social... The post Dreamstreet Cuckoo: Poetry, Politics, and the Fog of Modern Identity appeared first on Martijn Benders - Dutch poet, philosopher and writer.
• Poetry, Exile, and Razor Blades: Reflections from Norway by Martinus Benders
  Tzum Kotzen At the Barber’s In the light I saw threads from the universe, so I left the face — I no longer recognized it. All I recognized was the loneliness of people. The soap in the barbershop has nothing to do with the universe: it’s like fish in rivers and lakes. The craftsman’s razor... The post Poetry, Exile, and Razor Blades: Reflections from Norway by Martinus Benders appeared first on Martijn Benders - Dutch poet, philosopher and writer.
• Summer in Bear Valley: Swimming, Songwriting, and the Mystery of Drømmegategjøk
  Drømmegategjøk We had put a garbage bag outside, and the next morning it was torn apart and lying 10 meters away. I suddenly wondered, is this place called ‘Bjorndal’ or ‘Bear Valley’ for a reason? More likely it was the fox Veronique saw the day before yesterday. Still, there are definitely bears in the water—just... The post Summer in Bear Valley: Swimming, Songwriting, and the Mystery of Drømmegategjøk appeared first on Martijn Benders - Dutch poet, philosopher and writer.
• An Afternoon of Authorizations
  An Afternoon of Permissions The queue moved like syrup down a cooled plate— each form a hush between fingers, an apology printed on recycled gray. Behind the glass, a woman with lips like quotation marks speaks in numbers— Room 14C, Identity Verification, room of fluorescent hums and panting floor vents, the minister of paper stands... The post An Afternoon of Authorizations appeared first on Martijn Benders - Dutch poet, philosopher and writer.