Ineke van der Heide was the RIXT Poet of the Month in August. You can find the translation of her poem ‘the cathedral’ below. Her original Frisian poems are linked here.
Stumbling
Have to dash
get a wiggle on
try again
my boots
too large
I’m stumbling
I’m bumbling
like a cow in clogs.
© Ineke van der Heide
translation: Trevor Scarse