Driek van Wissen

Driek van Wissen (12 July 1943 – 21 May 2010) was a Dutch poet. He was born in Groningen. On January 26, 2005 he was chosen as the Dichter des Vaderlands (Poet Laureate of the Netherlands), following Gerrit Komrij. In 1987 the Dutch literary magazine De Tweede Ronde honored him by awarding him the Kees-Stip Prize for his career work and use of light verse. Van Wissen also published under the pen-name Albert Zondervan. He died in May 2010 in Istanbul.

External links

• (Dutch) Koninklijke Bibliotheek – Profile on Driek van Wissen
• (Dutch) The Official Website of Driek van Wissen

Persondata
Name	Wissen, Driek van
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch poet
Date of birth	12 July 1943
Place of birth	Groningen, Holland
Date of death	21 May 2010
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey

Cultural offices
Preceded by Simon Vinkenoog a.i.	Dutch Poet Laureate "Dichter des Vaderlands" 2005 – 2009	Succeeded by Ramsey Nasr