Dichter der Nederlanden

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 Netherlands. This position was created by the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad, the Nederlandse Programma Stichting and the foundation Poetry International in January 2000. The Dichter der Nederlanden's poetry represents the spirit of the Dutch people and culture. As of 2023,^[update] the current position holder is Babs Gons.

List of Dichters der Nederlanden

• 2000–04 Gerrit Komrij
• 2004–05 Simon Vinkenoog (ad interim)
• 2005–09 Driek van Wissen
• 2009–13 Ramsey Nasr
• 2013–17 Anne Vegter
• 2017-19 Ester Naomi Perquin
• 2019-21 Tsead Bruinja
• 2021-23 Lieke Marsman
• 2023-25 Babs Gons

See also

• Poetry portal

• Culture of the Netherlands
• Dutch Language

External links

• Dichter der Nederlanden (in Dutch)
• Gedichtendag (in Dutch)
• Poetry International
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070929075423/http://www.kiez21.org/articles/8/kiez21-Vaessens.pdf (in Dutch)