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A glass of red wine sits on an antique piano next to open sheet A quiet, intimate scene with candlelight and sheepskin rug— a visual reflection of true Romanticism.

True Romanticism: Romance Without Roses

Daan Katz / 27 October 2025

I am the least romantic person on Earth. At least, that’s what I thought, and by modern standards, that is […]

A desk with a clock, a pair of eyeglasses atop documents, and a coffee mug with motivational text sits on a coaster—as if inviting writing through grief or crafting a bilingual elegy in the quiet morning light.

Poetry and Musicality, Blog, Writing Craf and Process

Turning Grief into Language: Writing a Bilingual Elegy

Daan Katz / 14 October 2025

Sat at my father’s bedside as he lay dying, I didn’t say to myself, ‘come, let’s write a bilingual elegy’,

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