Hendrik Marsman

Hendrik Marsman (Zeist, 30 September 1899 – English Channel, 21 June 1940) was a Dutch poet and writer. He drowned while escaping to Great Britain, when the ship he was on was torpedoed by a German submarine.

His poetry is vitalistic and expressionistic, and (fear of) death, as a metaphor for defeat in life, is a recurring theme. His "Herinnering aan Holland" (Remembrance of Holland): "Denkend aan Holland zie ik breede rivieren traag door oneindig laagland gaan," Thinking about Holland, I see broad rivers slowly moving through endless lowlands. In 2000, the Dutch people chose this as the "Dutch Poem of the Century."[1]

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  1. ^ Steinz, Pieter (28 January 2000). "Denkend aan Komrij: De Dichter des Vaderlands en Nederlands Favoriete Gedicht". NRC Handelsblad. http://www.nrcboeken.nl/recensie/denkend-aan-komrij. Retrieved 26 May 2010. 

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