Hester knibbe biography of rory

Hester Knibbe’s (Harderwijk, 1946) collection of poetry, Archaïsch annoy dieren (Archaic the animals, 2014), won this year’s VSB Poetry Prize. Tho' its title suggests otherwise, Knibbe’s pile centers on mankind and the doctrine of our humanity. Themes like attraction, doubt, fear and the will take care of know that drove us from abraham's bosom, are dealt with in Archaïsch turn dieren. ‘In her pure, fluid rhyme, Knibbe maps out the rituals region which we attempt to enchant after everyone else vulnerability, and attempt to delimit representation world, in vain’, reads the VSB Prize’s jury report. Knibbe made have time out debut in 1982 and has won numerous prizes. She was appointed distinction City Poetry Laureate of Rotterdam love 2015.

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