Publication ESSAY national newspaper

This weekend in the national newspaper #hetParool my hopes for the current literary landscape in the Dutch speaking countries: ‘Let’s pave the way for a literary culture that doesn’t hide behind a pile of evergreens, but appears everywhere (yes, on TikTok too). A futureproof literature is not arrogant, but vulnerable; not frightened, but curious; and has its arms wide open.’ Read the essay here: essay.