Ramsey Nasr

(b. Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1974) is of mixed Palestinian-Dutch parentage: his father is a Palestinian and his mother Dutch. He is a well-respected film and theatre actor as well as an author of poetry, essays, drama and journalistic pieces. In 2009, he was voted the Netherlands' Poet Laureate, after having also been the Poet of the City of Antwerp. His debut poetry collection, 27 gedichten & geen lied [27 Poems & No Song, nomination C. Buddingh Prize], 2000, was followed by Onhandig bloesemend [Blossoming Awkwardly, winner of the Hugues C. Pernath Prize], 2003, and Onze-lieve-vrouwe-zeppelin [Our Dear Lady of the Zeppelin], 2006.