Wouter Godijn 

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BIOGRAPHY

Wouter Godijn, born on 31st July 1955 in Amsterdam, has lived in the city of Groningen since the seventies. He has published the novel Witte tongen (White tongues; 1997) and the poetry volumes Alle kinderen zijn van glas (All children are made of glass; 2000), Langzame nederlaag (Slow defeat; 2002) and De karpers en de krab (The carp and the crab; 2003), all with publishers Contact. His 2002 volume was the first club choice of the Poetry Club, chosen by Gerrit Komrij and Neeltje Maria Min.


© Bart FM Droog, 2002

His poetry and prose has appeared, amongst others, in literary magazines such as 'Awater', 'Bzzlletin', 'Schrijver & Caravan' and 'Noach's kat' and in the newspaper Het Nieuwsblad van het Noorden.

Besides being a writer and poet, Godijn is also a tutor at the Groningen Writer's School. He wrote literary criticism for Het Nieuwsblad van het Noorden and now writes poetry criticism for the Dagblad van het Noorden.

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