Eva Gerlach (born April 9, 1948) is a Dutch poet. She also writes under the name Margaret Dijkstra.

Biography

She was born in

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. In 1979, she published her first collection of poetry ''Verder geen leed'' (No Further Distress) in 1979. It was awarded the in 1981. In 2000, she received the

P. C. Hooft Award The P.C. Hooft Award (in Dutch: P.C. Hooft-prijs), inaugurated in 1948, is a Dutch-language literary lifetime-achievement award named after 17th-century Dutch poet and playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft. The award is made annually. Background E ...

for her work. In 1999 she won the

Nienke van Hichtum-prijs The Nienke van Hichtum-prijs (Dutch for Nienke van Hichtum Prize) is a biennial Dutch literary award for children's literature awarded by the Jan Campert-Stichting. The award is named after children's author Nienke van Hichtum and was first awar ...

for ''Hee meneer Eland''. Her work has appeared in various literary magazines and English translations of her poetry were included in the anthologies ''Women Writing in Dutch'' (1994) and ''Turning Tides'' (1994). In 2016 she won the

Awater Poëzieprijs The Awater Poëzieprijs (Dutch for ''Awater Poetry Prize'') is a Dutch poetry award awarded by poetry magazine Awater. It was first awarded in 2008. The winner is chosen by professional poetry readers, such as critics and teachers, who are aske ...

for her work ''Ontsnappingen''.

Selected works

* ''Dochter'' (Daughter), poetry (1984) * ''Domicilie'' (Domicile), poetry (1987) * ''De kracht van verlamming'' (The power of paralysis), poetry (1988) * ''Wat zoekraakt'' (What is lost), poetry (1994), received the

Jan Campert Prize The Jan Campert Prize (in Dutch: Jan Campert-prijs) is a Dutch literary prize established in 1948, which is awarded annually for works of poetry by the Jan Campert Foundation. The foundation was created in 1948 to honour Jan Campert, considered by ...

* ''Hee meneer Eland'', children's poetry (1998, received

) * ''Oog in oog in oog in oog'' (Eye to Eye to Eye to Eye), children's poetry (2001) * ''Situaties'' (Situations) (2006)

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1948 births Living people 20th-century Dutch poets 21st-century Dutch poets Dutch women poets 20th-century pseudonymous writers 21st-century pseudonymous writers Pseudonymous women writers Writers from Amsterdam Nienke van Hichtum Prize winners {{Netherlands-writer-stub