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.[1][2]
She worked in the prison service to pay for her studies at the school of creative writing in Amsterdam.[1][2]
Career
Perquin was editor for the literary journal Tirade and wrote a column for the weekly De Groene Amsterdammer. She was also the city poet for Rotterdam for two years.[2]
Her first collection of poetry Servetten Halfstok (Napkins At Half Mast) was published in 2007. This was followed by Namens de ander (On Behalf of the Other) in 2009.[3]
Her third collection, Celinspecties (Cell Inspections), was published in 2012.[2]
Recognition and awards
- 2010: Anna Blaman Prijs[citation needed]
- 2010: Jo Peters Poetry Prize, for Namens de Ander[3]
- 2011: J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs[citation needed]
- 2011: Lucy B. and C.W. van der Hoogt Prize, for her first two collections[1]
- 2012: VSB Poetry Prize, for Celinspecties (Cell Inspections)[2]
- 2017: Elected Dutch Dichter des Vaderlands (the Dutch counterpart of Britain's Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom)[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Ester Naomi Perquin". Dutch Foundation for Literature. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Ester Naomi Perquin". Poetry International Rotterdam. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Ester Naomi Perquin". 44th Poetry International Festival Rotterdam. Poetry International Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Spriet, Chris (Winter 2018), "Support Troops", Siegfried's Journal, 33
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