Simon Vinkenoog

Biography

Simon Vinkenoog (July 18, 1928 – July 12, 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 July 11, 2009 Vinkenoog was admitted to a Amsterdam hospital after suffering a seizure. He died the following day.

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