Dichter der Nederlanden (''Poet of the Netherlands''), previously Dichter des Vaderlands (''Poet of the Fatherland''), is an unofficial title for the Poet laureate of the

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. This position was created by the Dutch newspaper

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, the

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and the foundation Poetry International in January 2000. The Dichter der Nederlanden's poetry represents the spirit of the Dutch people and culture. the current position holder is Babs Gons.

List of Dichters der Nederlanden

* 2000–04

Gerrit Komrij Gerrit Jan Komrij (30 March 1944 – 5 July 2012) was a Dutch poet, novelist, translator, critic, polemic journalist and playwright. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s, writing poetry that sharply contrasted with the free form poetry, free- ...

* 2004–05

Simon Vinkenoog Simon Vinkenoog (18 July 1928 – 12 July 2009) was a Dutch poet, spoken word poet and writer. He was the editor of the anthology ''Atonaal'' (Atonal), which launched the Dutch "Fifties Movement". In 2004 he was chosen as Dichter des Vaderlands ...

(ad interim) * 2005–09 Driek van Wissen * 2009–13

Ramsey Nasr Ramsey Nasr (born 28 January 1974) is a Dutch author and actor of mixed Palestinian and Dutch descent. He was born in Rotterdam. He was ' (Poet of the Fatherland; an unofficial title for the Dutch poet laureate) between January 2009 and January ...

* 2013–17

Anne Vegter Anne Vegter (born 31 December 1958, Delfzijl) is a Dutch poet, playwright, and writer of children's literature. She is the first woman to hold the position of Dichter des Vaderlands (Dutch Poet Laureate). Early life Vegter attended a gymnas ...

* 2017-19

Ester Naomi Perquin Ester Naomi Perquin (born 1980) is a Dutch poet. Early life and education Ester Naomi Perquin was born in 1980 in Utrecht and grew up in Zierikzee. She worked in the prison service to pay for her studies at the school of creative writing in Ams ...

* 2019-21 Tsead Bruinja * 2021-23

Lieke Marsman Lieke Marsman (born 25 July 1990) is a Dutch poet. She was the Dutch Poet Laureate ( Dichter der Nederlanden) for the period 2021 to 2023. Biography Marsman was born in Den Bosch and grew up in Zaltbommel and did her final school exams in 200 ...

* 2023-25 Babs Gons

External links

Dichter der Nederlanden

Gedichtendag

Poetry International
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070929075423/http://www.kiez21.org/articles/8/kiez21-Vaessens.pdf * {{Netherlands-writer-stub

List of Dichters der Nederlanden

See also

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