Jan Theuninck
(1954- )
Though born after World War II in 1954, Jan Theuninck finds himself writing about the war and its aftermath. A poet and minimalist painter with a strong interest in social and political issues, Theuninck writes under his own name as well as the pen-name, ORC, a name he uses in honor of Raoul Wallenberg. Although Dutch is his mother tongue, he often writes in French. His work frequently appears in poetry journals and magazines internationally.
Shoah
wandering jew, damned jew
and no words on them are forbidden
suspected of crimes and treason
they have been put in jail
they have been tortured and murdered
in the name of an insane idea
and now - more than ever -
who is next, please?
Shoa
juif errant , juif maudit
et nul mot sur eux est interdit
traités de crimes et de trahisons
et nul mot sur eux est interdit
traités de crimes et de trahisons
ils ont été mis en prison
on les a torturés et tués
au nom d’une infâme idée
et maintenant plus que jamais
a qui le tour s’il vous plaît ?
Yperiet
‘s avonds laat
vult een mist
Jde vallei
zonder te beseffen
verstikt hij ons
als een duistere macht
op de velden
liggen onze lijken
en onder het graseen bruine aarde.
Yperite
late at night
a mist
fills the valley.
without knowing
it suffocates
like a dark power.
on the fields
our dead bodies
and under the grass
a brown soil
Zuydcote
the sun shines
on the dune
the bunkers hide
the undesirable
all of them lose
their innocence
lost blood
on the beach
the sea...
guilty!
Auschwitz
burned in the oven
I perished in smoke
the remaining ashes
are deep grey
Red River
the train was too late
by foot it was too far
the river too nearby
the hatred too strong
bullets through your head
river of blood
red Danube
dead Budapest
This poem is about the elimination of approximately 20.000 Jews who fell victim to the fascist Arrow Cross militiamen in Budapest. Today artwork depicted in the wikipedia article is a monument to them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoes_on_the_Danube_Promenade
. Text from the poem, Tyne Cot cut in the corten steel wall of the library in Zonnebeke, Belgium
© by Jan Theuninck
Tyne Cot
when you left
for the front
you were
living heroes
and now
you are on top
of the hill
where only
poppies
blow..........
Tyne Cot is the largest military cemetery of Commonwealth forces on the continent (WW1), the text is cut in the wall of the library in Zonnebeke, Belgium, a mile away from Tyne Cot : see photo at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyne_Cot
Hill 60
poppies blood
on the green grass
on the hills of mud
away they pass
© by Jan Theuninck
Polygon Wood
like a shrine
you lie
in the middle
of the wood
and warn
of those
who preach
peace
and make
war
© by Jan Theuninck
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Polygon_Wood
2.Frans Masereel
3.Emile Verhaeren
Op 7 september 2025 in het Emile Verhaeren Museum in Sint-Amands aan de Schelde(Puurs) :
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