Simon Vinkenoog Writer

Simon Vinkenoog (18 July 1928 – 12 July 2009) was a Dutch poet and writer. He was the editor of the anthology Atonaal (Atonal), which launched the Dutch "Fifties Movement".In 2004 he was chosen as Dichter des Vaderlands, or "Poet Laureate", for the Netherlands. On 11 July 2009 Vinkenoog was admitted to an Amsterdam hospital after suffering a seizure. He died the following day.

Personal facts

Simon Vinkenoog
Birth dateJuly 18, 1928
Nationality
Netherlands
Date of deathJuly 12, 2009

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Writer

Career start1950
Career end2001

Topical connections

Simon Vinkenoog on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.barendenvandorp.nl/search/node/simon%20vinkenoog
  2. http://www.nlplanet.com/blog/2009/07/28/writer-simon-vinkenoog-dies-aged-80
  3. http://www.simonvinkenoog.nl