Over 120 poems can be found on the walls of Leiden, in a wide range of languages and scripts. On this website, you can read and listen to them. You can also find translations, background information, bike and walking routes and personal stories.

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Ode I.XIV (ca. 28 voor Chr.)

Horatius

Stoa (1936)

Albert Verwey

La pluja (1952)

Salvador Espriu

Sonnet XXX (ca. 1593)

William Shakespeare

Het woord is machteloos

Cees van Hoore

Weegschaal (ca. 1970)

Josef Sarig

Krimmena (1908)

Constantine P. Cavafy

Taalles (1962)

Elisabeth Eybers

Non chiederci (1925)

Eugenio Montale

Naamloos

Vallana

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