Yesterday I paid a visit to the Poetry International Festival, to listen to Jules Deelder. Deelder appeared to be in fine shape at 69, even after a life full of booze and dope.
Interesting (for deadpooling purposes) was a video message from Dutch poet Remco Campert. At 84, Campert apparently was too frail to attend in person, and the video showed an old man, speaking in that soft, breathless manner so typical for the elderly. I'm afraid he doesn't have many years left in him, even though he still regularly writes for newspaper De Volkskrant.
regards,
Hein