C. Buddingh'-Prize
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C. Buddingh' Prize 2023
Since 1988, Poetry International has awarded the best Dutch-language poetry debut of the year with the C. BUDDINGH'-PRIJS VOOR NIEUWE NEDERLANDSTALIGE POËZIE. With the award, Poetry International draws more attention to talented new voices in Dutch-language poetry. And with success! For now well-known poets such as Joke van Leeuwen, Tonnus Oosterhoff, Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer and Anna Enquist or - more recently - Marieke Lucas Rijneveld and Radna Fabias, the C. Buddingh' Prize was the first important trophy on their wall. In 2022, Maxime Garcia Diaz won the 'Buddingh' with "Het is warm in de hivemind," published by De Bezige Bij. On Sunday, June 11, Poetry International will be awarding the 36th C. Buddingh' Prize in a festive Award Ceremony at the 53rd Poetry International Festival.
Sasja Janssen, Janita Monna & Seckou Ouologuem
This is the jury of the C. Buddingh'-Prize 2023
On Sunday 11 June, Poetry International will award the 36th C. Buddingh' Prize during the festive awards programme at the 53rd Poetry International Festival. We are delighted to introduce the jury of this edition:
Sasja Janssen is a poet and writing teacher. After two novels, she has published five collections of poetry since 2007, which have been nominated for several prizes. Her most recent collection Virgula (2021) was also nominated for four prizes and awarded the Awater Poetry Prize. Together with poet Eva Gerlach, she made the bibliophilic dialogue collection Groet god.
Janita Monna works as a journalist and teacher. For newspaper Trouw, she writes about poetry and conducts interviews with poets and writers. She teaches Dutch and communication at Inholland University of Applied Sciences. From 1999 to 2007, Monna worked as a programmer at Poetry International in Rotterdam.
Seckou Ouologuem is a pioneer in the Flemish slam poetry scene and has performed on poetry, music and theatre stages worldwide. He started as a backpack rapper so content and rhythm are central to his performances. He has been city poet of Antwerp, museum poet of Bruges and won slam, poetry and rap awards. Seckou supports and organises decolonial movements.

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Over C. Buddingh'
C. Buddingh' (Dordrecht, 1918) is een minor poet. Hij was geen vernieuwer maar een meeloper. Geen grootheid maar een beschouwer, en een grappenmaker. Dat lijkt misschien een onvriendelijke karakteristiek maar het is iets wat Buddingh' zelf heel goed wist – sterker nog, zelf schreef hij de woorden 'het is niet zo erg, daaruit put ik mijn kracht' in een gedicht waarin hij zichzelf karakteriseert als 'het neefje dat ook mee uit logeren mocht'. Zijn oeuvre volgt de sporen van de literatuurgeschiedenis op de voet, en bij elke nieuwe stroming mocht hij toch minstens een keer uit logeren.
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