About • A Life Between the Lines

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”

― Annie Dillard, The Writing Life

A B O U T M E

I spend my days between the lines in Berlin. It’s where I thread voices—often intricate, always unflinching—through poems, prose and client work, or curate them as co-founding editor of Phyll Magazine. In all my writing, I seek encounters: unafraid, luminous, urgent.

Drawing on my education in music, languages, arts and philosophy (B.A., Utrecht), cultural analysis (M.A., Amsterdam), creative writing at The Writers Studio New York and poetry with Tracy Fuad at the Berlin Writers’ Workshop, I create spaces for ideas to come alive.

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A B O U T M Y W O R K

My portfolio showcases a selection of freelance projects in the arts, education, health and beyond. I offer research, copywriting, editing and translation—in English, Dutch, German and from French—for formats including print, web, audio and press materials.

In my independent work, I grapple with the fallout of hegemonies. My obsessions? The porosity and power of language, ecopoetics, Zeitgeist, desire and obscured truth. Under poetry, you can find (forthcoming) publications; p a r e l s archives short prose, essayettes and asides.

I work on: poems • short stories • essays • interviews • long-form articles • columns • blogs • guided meditations • podcasts & talks • screenplays • bios • artist & curatorial statements • event descriptions • reviews • press releases • website & app copy • UX writing • project proposals • line edits • translations

Mirthe is excellent to work with. I unreservedly recommend her to anyone looking for a skilled, responsive and reliable writer who goes the extra mile to deliver high quality work.
— Jana Intan Brincker, Neuroscientist and Product Manager at GEIST

Mirthe’s interpretation of our music and message became a story both beautiful and powerful; one that endures.
— Cathy Cotoun, Conductor and Founder of “Keet”

Working with Mirthe is a blessing. She’s a workaholic (in a good way) and a limitless source of creativity.
— Jaschar Vossoug, Co-Founder of Fuse