Henk van der Waal (born 1960) is a Dutch poet.

Early life

Van der Waal studied philosophy at the

University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, nl, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being ...

Career

Van der Waal has worked as a journalist, a translator and as a teacher at the

Gerrit Rietveld Academie The Gerrit Rietveld Academie, also known as Rietveld School of Art & Design and Rietveld Academy, is an art academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The academy was founded in 1924 and offers programs in fine arts and design. History In 1924, the I ...

. In 1996, he won the C. Buddingh'-prijs for his debut poetry collection ''De windsels van de sfinx'' (1995). His second poetry collection ''Schuldsanering'' (2000) was nominated for the Paul Snoek-poëzieprijs. He was also nominated for the VSB-Poëzieprijs in 2004 for his poetry collection ''De aantochtster'' (2003). In 2012, he won the Ida Gerhardt Poëzieprijs for his poetry collection ''Zelf worden''. The collection was also nominated for the VSB-Poëzieprijs. Van der Waal and Erik Lindner wrote the book ''De kunst van het dichten'', a collection of essays and conversations with other poets, including

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and

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. Van der Waal also published ''Liefdesgeschiedenissen'' in 1991, a Dutch translation of the work ''Histoires d'amour'' (1983) by Bulgarian-French philosopher Julia Kristeva. He has also translated works of

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and Hans Faverey.

Awards

* 1996: C. Buddingh'-prijs, ''De windsels van de sfinx'' * 2012: Ida Gerhardt Poëzieprijs, ''Zelf worden''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waal, Henk van der 1960 births Living people Dutch male poets Academic staff of Gerrit Rietveld Academie People from Hilversum University of Amsterdam alumni C. Buddingh' Prize winners