Birds fly up
to the unfamiliar branches. The sun
hangs low. Time has revealed itself
and picked leaves, decay - the fruit
of itself, but each time new and
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Spinoy is, together with Dirk Van Bastelaere, seen as one of the major representatives of postmodernism in Flemish poetry.
LAST PART OF THE BIO: was awarded the Flemish Debut Prize; his second collection, Susette (1990) , the prestigious Hugues C. Pernath Prize. Partly thanks to the latter volume,
Rest of the BIO: Erik Spinoy is a poet and professor of Dutch literature at the University of Liège. His first collection of poetry, De jagers in de sneeuw (The Hunters in the Snow,1986) ,
I cite your BIO (partly) Spinoy is, together with Dirk Van Bastelaere, seen as one of the major representatives of postmodernism in Flemish poetry.WOW! DUTCH, double Congrats! Professor Spinoy
No other space to notice this, so I add that here: Congratulations being chosen as The Poet Of The Day. Hoorray for you!
Excellent poem, aptly worded 5 Stars full on TOP! I have enjiyed tremendously.
AALST lies in my province Gelderland