Hester Knibbe (born 6 January 1946) is a Dutch poet. She was born in

Harderwijk Harderwijk (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city of the Netherlands. It is served by the Harderwijk railway station. Its population centres are Harderwijk and Hierden. Harderwijk is on the western boundary of the Veluwe. The southea ...

. In 1982, Knibbe published her first collection of poetry ''Tussen gebaren en woorden'' (Between gestures and words). Her poetry has been included in various literary magazines and anthologies. Her 1994 collection ''Een hemd van vlees'' (A shirt of flesh) was nominated for the VSB Poetry Prize. In 2000, her 1999 book ''Antidood'' (Anti-death) was awarded the . In 2001, she received the

Anna Blaman Prijs The Anna Blaman Prijs (Dutch for ''Anna Blaman Prize'') is a Dutch literary award created by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. The award is named after Dutch writer and poet Anna Blaman. The award is only given to those who either live or work or ...

and, in 2009, the . The 2014 collection ''Archaïsch de dieren'' (Archaic the animals) received the VSB Poetry Prize. Knibbe served as the poet laureate for the city of

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

Selected works

* ''Meisje in badpak'' (Girl in a bathing suit) (1992) * ''Verstoorde grond'' (Disturbed ground) (2002) * ''De buigzaamheid van steen'' (The flexibility of stone) (2005) * ''Bedrieglijke dagen'' Treacherous days) (2008) * ''Hungerpots'', poetry (2015), English translation by Jacquelyn Pope

References

1946 births Living people Dutch women poets People from Harderwijk {{Netherlands-writer-stub