H.H. ter Balkt
Herman Hendrik ter Balkt (17 September 1938 – 9 March 2015) was a Dutch poet. He won numerous awards throughout his career, among them the 1988 Jan Campert Prize, the 1998 Constantijn Huygens Prize and the 2003 P. He was born in Usselo, Overijssel and died in Nijmegen.
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- Name
- H.
- Birth Name
- Herman Hendrik ter Balkt
- Born
- 17 September 1938
- Birthplace
- Usselo, Netherlands
- Died
- 9 March 2015
- Place of death
- Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Occupation
- Poet, teacher
- Full name
- Herman Hendrik ter Balkt.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Fields
- poetry.
- Honours
- Constantijn Huygens Prize, P.C. Hooft Award, Jan Campert Prize for poetry, Henriëtte Roland Holst Award, Herman Gorterprijs and Charlotte Köhler Prize for literature.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Herman Hendrik ter Balkt (17 September 1938 – 9 March 2015) was a Dutch poet. He won numerous awards throughout his career, among them the 1988 Jan Campert Prize, the 1998 Constantijn Huygens Prize and the 2003 P. He was born in Usselo, Overijssel and died in Nijmegen.
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H.H. ter Balkt (1938–2015) was a poet, teacher and writer, of Dutch nationality. The poet was born Herman Hendrik ter Balkt in Usselo and died in Nijmegen. H.H. ter Balkt was also known as Habakuk II de Balker. Activity centred on poetry.
Languages used include Dutch. Works are held at CODA Museum. Honours include Charlotte Köhler Prize for literature, Constantijn Huygens Prize and Henriëtte Roland Holst Award, among others.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is poetry. Work by H.H. ter Balkt is recorded in the collections of CODA Museum. Distinctions recorded are Constantijn Huygens Prize, P.C. Hooft Award, Jan Campert Prize for poetry and Henriëtte Roland Holst Award.
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• Name — H. H. ter Balkt • Birth Name — Herman Hendrik ter Balkt • Born — 17 September 1938 • Birthplace — Usselo, Netherlands • Died — 9 March 2015 • Place of death — Nijmegen, Netherlands • Occupation — Poet, teacher • Language — Dutch
English
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• H.H. ter Balkt: How to start a wine cellar. Selected poems 1969-1984. Transl. by Wanda Boeke [et al.], introd. by Johanna H. Prins. Amsterdam, Bridges Books, 1984.
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• 1969 - Boerengedichten ofwel Met de boerenbijl • 1970 - Uier van het Oosten • 1972 - De gloeilampen, De varkens • 1973 - Groenboek • 1973 - Zwijg (novel, under the pseudonym Foel Aos of Habakuk II) • 1974 - Zoals de honingappel • 1974 - Ikonen • 1975 - Oud gereedschap mensheid moe • 1976 - De vliegen dragen de zomer • 1977 - Helgeel landjuweel • 1978 - Joseph Beuys • 1979 - Waar de burchten stonden en de snoek zwom • 1982 - Machines!: maai ons niet, maai de rogge • 1983 - Hemellichten • 1986 - Verkeerde raadhuizen • 1987 - Aardes deuren • 1990 - Het Strand van Amsterdam • 1990 - In de kalkbranderij van het absolute • 1991 - Laaglandse hymnen • 1992 - Ode aan de grote kiezelwal en andere gedichten • 1993 - Het bonenstro • 1998 - Tegen de bijlen: oden en anti-oden • 2000 - In de waterwingebieden (poems 1953-1999) • 2002 - Laaglandse hymnen II • 2003 - Anti-canto's • 2003 - Laaglandse hymnen I - III • 2004 - Anti-canto's en De Astatica • 2007 - Zwijg / De gedenatureerde delta (novel from 1973 and collected critics) • 2008 - Vuur • 2010 - Onder de bladerkronen • 2011 - Vliegtuigmagneet • 2014 - Hee hoor mij ho simultaan op de brandtorens (collected poems)
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