Jeffrey Quartier

(Paramaribo, 1984) in 2003 made a flying start as a poet. He participated in a poetry convention in Washington, where he won two prizes. His poems appeared in the collection The Colours of Life and in a collection of IAERN. He performed twice during Carifesta. He published his own poetry collection. During '1001 identities' in 2004 he will appear as one of the promising new Surinamese writing talents.