Ester Naomi Perquin

Ester Naomi Perquin (born 1980) is a Dutch poet.

Ester Naomi Perquin at the Nacht van de Poëzie [nl] 2015

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 [nl], 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]