Ester Naomi Perquin (born 1980) is a Dutch poet.
Early life and education 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 2011: J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs 2011: , for her first two collections 2012: VSB Poetry Prize, for Celinspecties (Cell Inspections) 2017: Elected Dutch Dichter des Vaderlands (the Dutch counterpart of Britain's Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom)
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