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Bas Belleman

Dutch poet

Oct 21, 2026

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15:05
maybe
15:06
just a little nuance.
15:07
I came to realize that every translator, as good as he tries to be, also translates his own preferences.
15:15
So I like, for instance, modernist experimental poetry.
15:20
So I notice all the experiments in Shakespeare.
15:24
And of course, I try and translate these poems in that way.
15:28
But other people, For instance, there's a recent translation by an actor, and he just likes the sonnets to be used on stage, to read out the sonnets and have the audience immediately captivated.
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20:09
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