Khadija Ibourk El Idrissi

(2002) is a poet who writes in Dutch as well as other languages. For instance, her debut poem De ontmoeting (The Encounter) was pentalingual. She was one of the Young City Poets of The Hague in 2022. There, she aimed to inspire young people to engage more with language, especially those who had just come to The Netherlands. She recited her poems at events such as the UIT Festival in The Hague and at the Bevrijdingsmaaltijd (Liberation Dinner). She joined the Poetry Circle 22/23 and will continue to pursue her poetry career from there to find her way.