Elma van Haren


Elma van Haren is a Dutch poet.

Career

In 1988, she made her debut as poet with Reis naar het welkom geheten. She won the very first C. Buddingh'-prijs for this collection of poems. She went on to publish various poem collections including De wankel, Het schuinvallend oog and Grondstewardess. In 1997, she received the Jan Campert Prize for Grondstewardess.
Her poem Het schitterende from her work Eskimoteren was selected as one of the three best poems of the year 2000.
She made her debut in children's poetry with De wiedeweerga. In 2012, she made her debut in prose with the collections of stories Walsen. Van Haren's first novel Mevrouw OVO was published in 2017.
Her work is published by publishing company Uitgeverij De Harmonie.

Publications

Reis naar het welkom geheten De wankel Het schuinvallend oog Grondstewardess De wiedeweerga Eskimoteren Het Krakkemik Zacht gat in broekzak Flitsleemte Likmevestje Walsen Mevrouw OVO
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