Ester Naomi Perquin

Ester Naomi Perquin was born in 1980 in Utrecht and grew up in Zierikzee. She worked in the prison service to pay for her studies at the school of creative writing in Amsterdam. ==Career==

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. 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. Her third collection, Celinspecties (Cell Inspections), was published in 2012. ==Recognition and awards==

• 2010: Anna Blaman Prijs • 2010: Jo Peters Poetry Prize, for Namens de Ander == References ==