Eva Gerlach (born April 9, 1948) is a Dutch poet. She also writes under the name Margaret Dijkstra.[1]

Eva Gerlach in 1988

Biography

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She was born in Amsterdam.[1] In 1979, she published her first collection of poetry Verder geen leed (No Further Distress) in 1979. It was awarded the Lucy B. and C.W. van der Hoogt Prize [nl] in 1981. In 2000, she received the P. C. Hooft Award for her work.[2] In 1999 she won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for Hee meneer Eland.

Her work has appeared in various literary magazines and English translations of her poetry were included in the anthologies Women Writing in Dutch (1994) and Turning Tides (1994).[3]

In 2016 she won the Awater Poëzieprijs for her work Ontsnappingen.[4]

Selected works

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  • Dochter (Daughter), poetry (1984)
  • Domicilie (Domicile), poetry (1987)
  • De kracht van verlamming (The power of paralysis), poetry (1988)
  • Wat zoekraakt (What is lost), poetry (1994), received the Jan Campert Prize[5]
  • Hee meneer Eland, children's poetry (1998, received Nienke van Hichtum-prijs)
  • Oog in oog in oog in oog (Eye to Eye to Eye to Eye), children's poetry (2001)
  • Situaties (Situations) (2006)

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Eva Gerlach" (in Dutch). Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren.
  2. ^ a b "Eva Gerlach". Poetry International Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. ^ a b Miller, Jane Eldridge (2001). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. p. 119. ISBN 0415159806.
  4. ^ "Awater Poëzieprijs naar Eva Gerlach" (in Dutch). Nederlands Letterenfonds. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ "How Can You Capture an Elusive Reality? The Poetry of Eva Gerlach". Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren.
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