These poems came to me one early morning …

These poems came to me shortly after graduating from the lower grade of 'Word' at the academy of Sint-Niklaas (Belgium).

They are meant for mirroring, reflection and for bringing relief.

I also call them Flash Poems because of their short and instant nature.

I hope you will enjoy them.

In a world not far from here

are people often sad

from time to time there's just one tear

more often it gets bad

Here, sadness sometimes will not pass

and when it won't here's what you do

send your tears to the Comfortfactory

and then Someone will come to you

The Comfortfactory tells a tale about human experience. Words and illustrations come together in this fairytale poem about sadness and longing. Karlijn Streefkerk creates a world that might be unexpectedly familiar.

"sweet love under my skin."

Lost Love Poems, is a collection of 49 poems that takes you on a journey, this journey from love to heartbreak is personal yet universal. Beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully conceived, Lost Love Poems will take you on a brisk walk through the wilderness of love: the good, the bad, the longing, the desperation, and the heartbreak. And, in the end, while thinking all love ever does is break, burn and end, it all begins again.

“an unruly haiku”

knows the tricks of the short poetry trade. Seventy-five poetic compositions, senryus as you wish, strive to capture the reader’s attention during a walk through untamed rhythmic twists.

Language is considered a treasure which only bares itself to whoever undertakes the journey. Discover it in its most striking form. Twenty-five black-and-white photos accompany a witty word tour.

The void swallows the vultures, de eerste gedichtenbundel van Nick Voets, bevat rauwe Engelstalige gedichten die zijn geschreven tussen het najaar van 2021 en 2022. Voets schrijft puur en direct, vanuit zijn eigen ervaringen, fantasieën en angsten, over alles wat hem gedurende een jaar 's nachts wakker heeft gehouden. Het resultaat is een gevarieerde bundel die soms ontroert, soms shockeert, maar ten alle tijden prikkelt.

The translations are poems that originally were written in Dutch by Sietse Terpstra but he translated some of his work for the international audience.

MIND is een Engelstalige gedichtenbundel met krachtige woorden over het leven in al zijn facetten. De gedichten zijn realistisch geschreven vanuit ware gebeurtenissen. De woorden raken een diepe essentie en geven je wegwijs en inzichten. De gedichten geven je inzicht over het leven, over verwerkingsprocessen, over zelfliefde en heling. Geschreven vanuit het hart en voor je hart. MIND is een aanrader indien je zoekt naar balans tussen je geest en je hart. Het boekje geeft je inzichten en wegwi...

Aftermath is the debut poetry collection by Tom Melsen (The Netherlands). Aftermath is divided into four sections. Each section focuses on a specific topic. Section I: poems about love and intimacy. Section II: poems about heartbreak and unfulfilling desires. Section III: poems about violence, death, and grief. Section IV: poems about kindness, hope, and nature. Aftermath is a charming and beautiful written collection by a new up-and-coming poet.

I remember when I was seven, I started to get scary dreams at night. Large black shadowed demons entered my dreams and I didn’t know how to escape from them. They were really nightmares. My dad and mom didn’t know why and what it was and they could not help me at all. Only keeping the light on at night. And that helped a little but, when I got really tired and felt really deep asleep, it started all over again. I was attacked by large black shadowed demons and I didn’t know how to escap...