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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De Mus (1949)

Jan Hanlo

Gelincikler

Fakir Baykurt

Weegschaal (ca. 1970)

Josef Sarig

Muza (1924)

Anna Achmatova

Zonder titel (901)

Sugawara no Michizane

Nederlandse Spoorwegen (1962)

Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager

Idurar n-arrif (ca. 1985)

Elwalid Mimoun

Mijn moeder is mijn naam vergeten (1966)

Neeltje Maria Min

Papel (1973)

Carlos Drummond de Andrade

The Man in the Panther's Skin

Sjota Roestaveli

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