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