Willem Thies

(1973) lives and works in Amsterdam. He was cofounder of the literary punkrockmagazine Zeroxat and editor of and writer for the cultural magazine for young people Simpel. A large number of his poems appeared in Passionate, De Tweede Ronde, De Brakke Hond, Nymph, De Academische Boekengids, Krakatau and The Polranny Times. In 2006 his debut Toendra (Tundra) appeared, which was awarded the C. Buddingh' prize.