Lost passions

Lupius and Stella in front of bookshop 't Ramschat in Dordrecht, a place where slightly damaged books are sold cheaply. One of the things the three of us shared was a passion for books and a passion for reading. Stella and I also shared a passion for poetry. The photo must have been taken shortly before Lupius would retire from his job in Utrecht to start writing the book he'd been talking about for years. Spring 2007, I guess. Stella had already written most of the poems that would be published in her book Eindeloze nachten/ατελείωτες νύχτες (Unending nights) that was published by Liverse in Dutch and by University Studio Press in Greek in 2008, shortly after she died. Lupius died early 2010 without finishing his book.