Erik Menkveld

Erik Jan Willem Menkveld (25 April 1959 – 30 March 2014) was a Dutch poet.

Early life Erik Jan Willem Menkveld was born on 25 April 1959 on in Eindhoven, Netherlands. He was an only child

Career Between 1987 and 1998 Menkveld worked at publishing company De Bezige Bij. He won the C. Buddingh'-prijs for this debut but did not receive the award as Menkveld was working at Poetry International at the time, the organisation behind the award. Menkveld also won the for De karpersimulator. In 1998 he was also nominated for the VSB Poetry Prize for this debut.

Other awards include: 1998: C. Buddingh'-prijs, for De karpersimulator (won, but not awarded) 1999: Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt-prijs, for De karpersimulator 2012: Academica Literatuurprijs, for his 2011 novel Het grote zwijgen

Personal life and death Menkveld was married to Maria Vlaar.

He died of cardiac arrest on 30 March 2014 in Amsterdam. He is buried at Zorgvlied.

Publications Briefwisseling met R.N. Roland en H. Roland Holst-Van der Schalk (1990) Koebeest en vrouwdier (1995) De karpersimulator (1997) Honderd jaar Nobelprijspoëzie (2000) Schapen nu! (2001) Prime time (2005) Met de meeste hoogachting (2006) Het grote zwijgen (2011) Verzamelde gedichten (2016)