Wim Brands
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- Wim Brands (Brummen, 29 March 1959 – Amsterdam, 4 April 2016) was a Dutch poet, journalist and TV presenter.
- He was also a member of the jury of ECI Literatuurprijs.
- Brands began his career working as a journalist at Leidsch Dagblad and Vrij Nederland .
- He was one of the producers and presenters of the radioshow De Avonden .
- In 2009, he received a medal of honor from the writer's association Vereniging van Letterkundigen (VvL).
Wim Brands (Brummen, 29 March 1959 – Amsterdam, 4 April 2016) was a Dutch poet, journalist and TV presenter.
Biography
In 1978, the then 19-year-old Brands made his debut as a poet in Hollands Maandblad. His work appeared in literary magazines and he published several books, some of which involved poetry: Inslag (1985), Koningen, de gehavende (1990), Zwemmen in de nacht (1995), In de metro (1997), De schoenen van de buurman (1999), Ruimtevaart (2005), Neem me mee, zei de hond (2010), Serendipiteit: over ontdekkingslust en wetenschap (2014), Sterven is doodeenvoudig: iedereen kan het (2014) and finally ’s Middags zwem ik in de Noordzee (2014). He was also a member of the jury of ECI Literatuurprijs.
On 26 January 2012, Compaan Uitgevers published his anthology De vijftig beste gedichten van Wim Brands (50 of the best Poems by Wim Brands).
Brands began his career working as a journalist at Leidsch Dagblad and Vrij Nederland. Since 1987, Brands has worked for the Dutch broadcaster VPRO. He was one of the producers and presenters of the radioshow De Avonden. Brands was most recognised as a presenter of the television show Boeken on contemporary literature. In 2009, he received a medal of honor from the writer's association Vereniging van Letterkundigen (VvL).
In 2013/2014 he was Writer in Residence at University College London.
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