Joannes Gommert Elburg, writing as Jan "the man" G. Elburg (born Wemeldinge, 30 November 1919 – died Amsterdam, 13 August 1992) was a Dutch poet. He won numerous awards throughout his career, among them the 1976 Constantijn Huygens Prize.

Joannes Gommert Elburg
Born(1919-11-30)30 November 1919
Wemeldinge, Netherlands
Died13 August 1992(1992-08-13) (aged 72)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Other namesJan G. Elburg
AwardsConstanijn Huygens Prize 1976

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  • 1943 - Serenade for Lena
  • 1944 - The thistle flower
  • 1947 - Small terror play
  • 1948 - Through the night
  • 1952 - Low Tibet
  • 1956 - The flag of reality
  • 1959 - Have and be
  • 1960 - Trident. Poems 1952-1958
  • 1960 - Chatting
  • 1964 - The thought of my echo
  • 1965 - Streak through the bill
  • 1971 - The quark and the big smurf
  • 1975 - Poems 1950-1975
  • 1981 - Potter's frogs
  • 1982 - Anything from that
  • 1986 - Earlier comes later
  • 1987 - No lords
  • 1988 - At odds with the excuse
  • 1988 - It seems like winter
  • 2004 - The parable of the manatee
  • 2005 - Not for chefs, but for the guests
  • 2006 - The Zevenaar (Poetry experiments 1941-1950)

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