A poetic reminder
To remind you I do write commissioned poems if that’s something you would like to gift yourself or someone else under the tree stars...
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Joke De Roeck
- Oct 9, 2022
- 2 min
High on adrenaline and poetry
It’s been three days and my heart is still beating in fireworks. Thursday night I organised an evening of poetry and storytelling where I...
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Joke De Roeck
- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min
A Night Of Poetry
Hello, lovers! What has everybody been up to and are you all just as excited as I am that AUTUMN IS HERE? This little troll is finally...
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Joke De Roeck
- Jul 30, 2022
- 1 min
Life's the road
Life's on a roll meeting people on a daily basis tagging along going places I wouldn't even know about if it wasn't for talking to...
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Joke De Roeck
- Jul 17, 2022
- 3 min
Back from Nowhere
As soon as I knew I was moving to Spain, I had one mission in mind: to go to Nowhere. Even though this festival has been on my burning...
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Joke De Roeck
- Jun 18, 2022
- 2 min
Poetic nerves
Last week I did something that scared me. It still makes me nervous thinking about it and it has been making me nervous for many years....
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Joke De Roeck
- Mar 20, 2022
- 2 min
Inner censor
Do you sometimes feel like you’re being censored in your creativity? By your work, family, society, maybe even friends but most of all:...
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Joke De Roeck
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
A poetic reminder
To remind you I do write commissioned poems if that’s something you’d like to gift yourself or someone else under the tree stars ceiling...
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Joke De Roeck
- Aug 28, 2021
- 2 min
Poetry busker
Have you ever had someone write you a poem in public? In the middle of the street or at a festival? I have and I absolutely loved it....
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Joke De Roeck
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
Poetic itch
To all you gorgeous folk in lockdown and/or out in the open: if your itch for poetry has become too strong to handle, your yearning to...
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Joke De Roeck
- Mar 14, 2021
- 1 min
Yes! Our book is heeeere!
Yippiieeee! POISON IVY, our book of poems and illustrations, is rrrready to roll, baby! Time to celebrate, somersault, handstand and...
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Joke De Roeck
- Aug 30, 2020
- 2 min
Morning Pages Club
You ask me what’s been happening? Nothing much, but mostly new things. Like a new housemate, the move into a bigger room, the joy of...
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Joke De Roeck
- Aug 2, 2019
- 1 min
Mexico City con amor
"Be careful. You probably don't want to take a cab at the airport. Don't leave your hotel at night. Avoid walking the streets in the...
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Joke De Roeck
- Jan 16, 2019
- 2 min
Poesia sin fin
Some days feel extra exhausting. Not because of the crazy amounts of work, the aggressive traffic, the endlessly pouring rain. More...
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Joke De Roeck
- Dec 9, 2018
- 2 min
Impulsivity
Today I bring an ode to impulsivity. The act, without the thought of what the result might be. As long as everything is fun and no one...
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Joke De Roeck
- Nov 20, 2018
- 2 min
The movies
When I find myself hiding in the fluffy seats of a dark cinema three times a week, it can only mean one thing: autumn is here and I have...
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Joke De Roeck
- Nov 9, 2018
- 1 min
Girl
Last week I watched a movie called ‘Girl’. A girl finds herself trapped in a boy’s body. No exit in sight but to wait and count the days...
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Joke De Roeck
- Jul 17, 2018
- 2 min
Tank it up
Two weeks ago I saw a concert that moved my heart outside of my body. Music, poetry, theatre doing things to me I couldn’t quite handle....
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Joke De Roeck
- May 31, 2018
- 2 min
Psychedelic drawing class
One of the reasons I like having a home for a while is that I can fully embrace my inner granny and have a couple of hobbies. A weekly...
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Joke De Roeck
- Apr 2, 2018
- 1 min
Art-Tea-Sunday
Early Sunday I rode my bike until the sun started colouring the streets of Leuven a light yellow smile. Faces brightened up, my hair...
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