Babs Gons

(1971) is a writer, performer, columnist and host, and was the Poet Laureate of the Netherlands from 2023 to 2025. She has been a driving force behind numerous poetry stage initiatives for decades. Gons made her debut in 2021 with her poetry collection Doe het toch maar (Just do it). In 2022, she won De Johnny, a lifetime achievement award for stage poetry, and in 2024 she was awarded the Gouden Ganzenveer. She presents various programmes and is the host of the musical-literary show Babs' Woordsalon.

Instagram: @babsgons