After graduating, he enrolled in the University of Amsterdam where he joined Vereniging Ons Suriname.

[8] Slory also gained access to the Dutch literary world, and befriended authors like Harry Mulisch and Hugo Claus.

[1] Sarka / Bittere strijd was bilingual with the poems printed both in Dutch and Sranan Tongo, and expressed his sympathy for Fidel Castro.

[4] In 1985, Slory was awarded the Suriname State Price for Literature for his love poem Fresko en Efu na Kodyo.

[11] Even though Slory was lauded by literary critics, he always remained well below the poverty line,[13] and often sold his books in the street.

[14] Slory was grateful that he received a monthly allowance from De Ware Tijd for his many contributions to DWT-Literair after retiring.