Over 120 poems can be found on the walls of Leiden, in a wide range of languages and scripts. On this website, you can read and listen to them. You can also find translations, background information, bike and walking routes and personal stories.

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À son âme (1585)

Pierre de Ronsard

Polder (ca. 2004)

Wim Emmerik

Naamloos

Jit Narain

Ode to Joy (1991)

Chris Abani

Muza (1924)

Anna Achmatova

Als paarden sterven (1912)

Velimir Chlebnikov

Zonder titel (901)

Sugawara no Michizane

Élong

Anoniem

De aarde danst op haar wolken (2004)

Hugo Claus

Wij zullen het leven (1950)

Hans Lodeizen

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