Ode to Annie M.G. SchmidtWho doesn't know her?
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Annie M. G. Schmidt,
Who doesn't know her
I was only three four years old when I learned
That in the word the fearless hides
Death, love, life
Everything was elevated in her pen
Into a play
In which every child was allowed to participate
A moving relentlessness, a laugh, a tear, a spider, a giraffe,
A freedom in five sentences
Still
Always
The smell of a Jip and Janneke book
The thrill of the frozen ladies
As I walk through Amsterdam, that sweet and sour city,
Memories in deep purple drift across the canals
In every street my footstep a signal
To the woman who taught us to fantasize
Who does not know her
Annie M. G. Schmidt
Period
1911– 1995
About
Ode by Rosa Boer to famous Dutch author Annie M.G. Schmidt.
Everyone in the Netherlands has heard of her. She lived in Amsterdam, wrote for Het Parool for a long time and is buried at Zorgvlied. Annie and Amsterdam resemble each other in their fearlessness, free spirit and humor.
Annie M.G. Schmidt
Annie M.G. Schmidt was a Dutch poet and writer of verses, songs, books, plays, musicals and radio and television drama.