Gerrit Jan Komrij (30 March 1944 – 5 July 2012[1]) was a Dutch poet, novelist, translator, critic, polemic journalist and playwright. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s, writing poetry that sharply contrasted with the free-form poetry of his contemporaries. He acquired a reputation for his prose in the late 1970s, writing acerbic essays and columns often critical of writers, television programs, and politicians. As a literary critic and especially as an anthologist he had a formative influence on Dutch literature: his 1979 anthology of Dutch poetry of the 19th and 20th centuries, reformed the canon, and was followed by anthologies of Dutch poetry of the 17th and 18th centuries, of Afrikaans poetry, and of children's poetry. Those anthologies and a steady stream of prose and poetry publications solidified his reputation as one of the country's leading writers and critics; he was awarded the highest literary awards including the P. C. Hooft Award (1993), and from 2000 to 2004, he was the Dutch Dichter des Vaderlands (Poet Laureate).[2] Komrij died in 2012 at age 68.[3]
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Gerrit Jan Komrij (30 March 1944 – 5 July 2012) was a Dutch poet, novelist, translator, critic, polemic journalist and playwright. He rose to prominence...
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literary magazines in an "anti-experimental tradition." Dutch poet GerritKomrij, who edited the magazine from 1969 on, was the subject of a themed issue...
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Dichter des Vaderlands (Poet Laureate of the Netherlands), following GerritKomrij. In 1987 the Dutch literary magazine De Tweede Ronde honored him by...
Martin Bril (2006), Jan Wolkers (2007), Kristien Hemmerechts (2008), GerritKomrij (2009), Tommy Wieringa (2010), Arnon Grunberg (2011) and Adriaan van...
Afrikaanse Poësie in ‘n Duisend en Enkele Gedigte (1999), compiled by GerritKomrij. Dreyer is better known for his prose work, and he has been awarded...
Netherlands in 2000. Monarch: Beatrix Prime Minister: Wim Kok January 27 - GerritKomrij is chosen as poet of the fatherland. January 29 - Paul Scheffer's essay...
Doelwijt (1939–2014) Seth Gaaikema (1943–1995) Ischa Meijer (1944–2012) GerritKomrij (born 1946) Adriaan van Dis (born 1946) Paul Haenen (born 1946) Wim...
Bram Stemerdink (born 1936), politician, Minister of Defence 1976/77 GerritKomrij (1944-2012) poet, novelist, critic, journalist and playwright Dick Mol...
of new poems by Warren, Tussen hybris en vergaan. In 1969 Warren met GerritKomrij and the two poets began a long and mutually inspiring friendship. During...
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