Benne van der Velde

Benne van der Velde (1974) is a bad playwright, former rapper, average singer and established Dutch poet. Re-writing his work in English somehow feels like the next logical step in his career, a way to open up to the world at large. Which is both exhilarating and terrifying. So far these re-writes have been published in Double Dutch magazine (duh), Bebarbar, Hare’s paw, Dissident Voice, Festivalforpoetry, Punt Volat, The Dewdrop, The Dillydoun Review and Months to Years a/o. He founded Double Dutch magazine to give himself way too much to do but is loving every second of it. Suno's proving a perfect place to try out/fiddle with lyrics! www.doubledutchmagazine.com