Dichter der Nederlanden (Poet of the Netherlands), previously Dichter des Vaderlands (Poet of the Fatherland), is an unofficial title for the Poet laureate of the Netherlands. This position was created by the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad, the Nederlandse Programma Stichting and the foundation Poetry International in January 2000. The Dichter der Nederlanden's poetry represents the spirit of the Dutch people and culture. the current position holder is Nisrine Mbarki.

List of Dichters der Nederlanden 2000–04 Gerrit Komrij 2004–05 Simon Vinkenoog (ad interim) 2005–09 Driek van Wissen 2009–13 Ramsey Nasr 2013–17 Anne Vegter 2017–19 Ester Naomi Perquin 2019–21 Tsead Bruinja 2021–23 Lieke Marsman 2023–25 Babs Gons 2026–28

See also

Culture of the Netherlands Dutch Language

External links Dichter der Nederlanden Gedichtendag Poetry International https://web.archive.org/web/20070929075423/http://www.kiez21.org/articles/8/kiez21-Vaessens.pdf