Gjin sin oan trek
Door Eppie Dam
Sander found this poem as a handwritten note
in his lunchbox, on the train on his way to work
In salm út Tsjechië
hie gjin sin oan trek
nei al dy see.
Hij fûn in útrin
fan de blauwe Donau
moai genôch
en ferlangen
in minske-idee.
Eppie Dam
Eppie Dam (Kollumerpomp, 1953) is a poet, writer, children’s book writer, creator of liturgical work, translator and poetry critic. He worked as a teacher in Urk and Balk. He is a productive and versatile writer and has built up a rich oeuvre of poems, children’s books and spiritual repertoire. Translations of his hand have appeared in all disciplines. He wrote cantatas with several composers and translated the St. Matthew Passion in the Frisian version by Jan Rot. In 2023, Dam himself created an idiosyncratic and groundbreaking Frisian passion, entitled In frjemdling yn Jeruzalem, with music by Gerben van der Veen. Together they are working on a large Fryslân Symphony, which will premiere in 2027. In 2024, Pompster Psalmen was published by Uitgeverij Wijdemeer, an autobiography in verse.
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Picture: Tresoar | Haye Bijlstra