Harmen Wind
{{Short description|Dutch poet and writer (1945–2010)}}
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Harmen Wind (Leeuwarden, 24 December 1945 – Doesburg, 1 October 2010) was a Dutch poet and writer. Wind grew up in Oldeboorn and lived in Doesburg. As a writer he published both in Dutch and Frisian.
Career
In 2002, Het verzet was published by De Arbeiderspers.{{cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/905443621|title=Het verzet|trans-title=|publisher=worldcat.org|language=English|date=28 December 2002|oclc=905443621 |accessdate=4 August 2020}}
In 2013, Rekkenskip was published.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2013/november/rekkenskip-harmen-wind|title=Rekkenskipp|trans-title=Rekkenskip|publisher=World Literature Today|language=Dutch|date=28 August 2013|accessdate=4 August 2020}}
On 30 November 2015, Wind's poems, along with Albertina Soepboer, Arjen Hut, Bartle Lavermann, Sannemaj Betten, Wilco Berga, A. de Tollenaar, C. Budding, H.H. ter Balk and Loet Hin, were selected to represent the Frisian literature in Malta.{{cite web|url=https://valletta2018.org/news/frisian-poems-arrive-in-malta/|title=Frisian Poems Arrive in Malta|trans-title=|publisher=Valletta 2018|language=English|date=30 November 2015|accessdate=4 August 2020}}
Prizes
He won several prizes for his literary work:
- 1987: Fedde Schurerpriis for Ut ein
- 2003: Debutantenprijs for Het verzet
- 2006: Rink van der Veldepriis for It ferset
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101017043830/http://www.sirkwy.nl/titel/265 Informatie over Harmen Wind bij Tresoar/Sirkwy]
- [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Harmen+Wind&fq=&dblist=638&start=51&qt=next_page Harmen Wind op worldcat.org]
- [https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_jaa004201401_01/_jaa004201401_01_0019.php Teake Oppewal: 'Levensbericht. Harmen Wind'. In: Jaarboek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde te Leiden, jrg. 2013–2014, pag. 195–207]
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Category:West Frisian-language writers
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