Welcome to my Poetry Shop
Here are my works in English. I offer handwritten poems. Please use this order form. I accept payments via Paypal or bank transfer. Shipping to a country other than Germany will add €7.20 to your order, otherwise it’s €3.00. Poems come without frame, and all packages have a tracking number. Terms of service are at the bottom of this page. Need help? Send questions to petersen(at)j-c-p.eu.
The Mill Pond
I created this poem after attending the artist residency „Artist in Nature“ in Flensburg, Germany. This is a condensed English version of my original German prose poem „Der Mühlenweiher“.
Format: 10.8“ x 8.0“, price: €40 [Order Form]
Hope – a poem
The poem is now dedicated to the children relief organization Land of Hope by Danish activist Anja Lovén in Nigera. Here you can listen to it on YouTube. I offer a handwriting like the one in the first picture for you to share and support my art. Format: 8.0“ x 10.8“, price: €30 [Order Form]
The Old Town
This poem contains observations from the Old Town in my hometown Husum, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It’s my translation of the German original.
Format: 8.0“ x 10.8“, price: €45 [Order Form]
Humming of the Night
This original work in English was created during endless walks in the marshlands before dawn. I have chosen only the finest impressions for this composition.
Format: 8.0“ x 10.8“, price: €40 [Order Form]
Bristle Brush Path
Walking through the fields is impressive. I distilled and compressed them into this poem dedicated to vast green landscapes.
Format: 8.0“ x 10.8“, price: €35 [Order Form]
Icarus
This poem is dedicated to the longest day, June 21. It is inspired by the North Frisian Wadden Sea. German with English or Danish translation.
(Format: 8.0“ x 10.8“ Price for June 21 handwriting: €100
Price for regular handwriting: €30 [Order Form]
All Seasons in the Wet Land
The poem describes life in North Frisia near the town of Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Watch me writing this copy and listen to my recitation in this YouTube video.
Buy this handwriting (8.27“ x 8,27“), price: €50. [Order Form]
Woman made of Flowers – Blodeuwedd
My poem „Woman made of Flowers“ is inspired by a Welsh tale and has been translated from this English original to Welsh by Angharad Price, Bangor University, Wales. Read the full story.
Format: 8.25“ x 11.25“, price: €50 [Order Form]
The Drunken Boy
This work was created with painter Mark Cameron from Baltimore, Maryland, USA. There exist only three handmade and slightly different copies (10.3“ x 5.2“). Only this one is for sale: €260 [Order Form]
Cracks
This is the English translation of my German prosaic poem „Fugen“. It’s a long prose poem about being displaced and not able to settle down.
Format: 8.25“ x 11.25“, price: €140
Icarus Postcards
The new postcard was printed in April 2025. “Icarus” is now translated into all the languages of the Wadden Sea. It is also the Wadden Sea that connects us, and the June sun that never sets here.
The languages are: Danish, Föhrer Frisian, Low German, German and Dutch. There is an English translation on the back. The large postcard measures 17.5 x 12 cm. I give these postcards away at my readings and to anyone who would like to receive one with a greeting (as far as stocks last for that). [To the order form]
The translators:
Danish: Søren Pold | Aarhus University, Digital Aesthetics Research Center (DK)
Föhrer Frisian: Antje Arfsten | Nordfriisk Instituut, Bredstedt (D)
Low German: Nikos Saul | Länderzentrum für Niederdeutsch, Bremen (D)
Dutch: Maaike van Rijn | literary translator, Haarlem (NL)Also sold to dealers.
1 postcard with greeting and dedication (incl. postage) 2.50 Euros
1 postcard for 1.20 Euro (+ shipping)
5 postcards for 5 Euros (+ shipping)
20 postcards for 10 Euros (50 cents each. For dealers only.) (+ shipping)
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Terms of Service
Write me an e-mail or use this order form for your order request.
Choose between PayPal and bank transfer as payment method. (All prices
plus shipping. Poems come without frame.) Write to petersen(at)j-c-p.eu.
Next, I will send you an invoice attached to an e-mail. Depending on where you live, shipping will cost an extra €3.00 (inside Germany) or €7.20 (international).
When I receive your payment, we have a deal. After your money has been transferred, I will send you the poem(s). Please note: The envelope has a tracking number, the poem(s) will NOT be folded and come without frame. All prices on this website include taxes.
CANCELLATION POLICY
You can return all products that you purchase from my webshop up to 14 days after delivery. Send me notice within that time frame. If you find legitimate physical defects in the goods, report them immediately. First, I will try to provide suitable replacements. Depending on where you live, refunds and sendig back goods can be disproportionate expensive. I am not taking care of any additional shipping costs that might occure to you, when you send goods back.
PRIVACY
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