Arnold Jansen op de Haar opens the evening with Egidius, one of the oldest poems in 100 Dutch-Language Poems
John Irons (on the left) and Paul Vincent (on the right) who did a magnificent job in selecting and translating the poems
Tonnus Oosterhoff reading his poems in Dutch & English
Jules Deelder closes the readings in his own inimitable way
Raising a glass to 100 Dutch-Language poems
Getting your copy signed
Jules Deelder, poet & night mayor of Rotterdam (left) and Simon Smits, the Dutch Ambassador (right) and Daphne Thissen, the cultural attache (middle) who arranged the sponsoring for the evening.
Special thanks to Simone Baardse from the Dutch Embassy who took the lovely photos.
100 Dutch-Language Poems is available from all good bookshops and this website.