André Verbart

André Verbart (born 23 January 1960) is a Dutch poet.

André Verbart
BornAndreas Franciscus Maria Verbart
(1960-01-23) 23 January 1960
's-Heerenhoek
OccupationPoet
NationalityDutch

Early life

Verbart was born in 1960 in 's-Heerenhoek. In 1995 he was promoted to doctor for his study of the epic poem Paradise Lost by the 17th-century English poet John Milton.[1] The results of his study were published as Fellowship in Paradise Lost.[1]

Career

Verbart made his debut as poet with poetry collection 98 in 1999. In 2000 he won the C. Buddingh'-prijs for this debut.[2]

Awards

Publications
  • Fellowship in Paradise Lost (1995)
  • 98 (1999)
gollark: *I* care, even if you don't.
gollark: Well, killing people stops them from doing things/restricts their choice.
gollark: Yes, they would stop doing bad things, but they would also be unable to do things, and I'm generally against killing.
gollark: ... yes, but that's also quite bad.
gollark: I mean, deterrence, but that... is probably best served in a less ultraviolence way.

References
  1. "A.F.M. Verbart - Promotion". Album Academicum - University of Amsterdam. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. Krielaars, Michel (23 June 2000). "Van nature ben ik ambitieus" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.


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