Inez Meter
Inez Meter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 October 1925 |
| Died | 10 October 2022 (aged 96) Gouda, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | poet |
Inez Meter (19 October 1925 – 10 October 2022) was a Dutch poet from Gouda.[1]
Biography[change | change source]
Meter was born in 1925 in De Windhondt, a monumental canal house in Gouda. Meter would live her entire life in Gouda. After her education at the ULO, she became a kindergarten teacher, first in Gouda and later in Rotterdam and Gouderak.[2] Meter became the first city poet of Gouda in 2003. Poems of her can be read in many places in the city center including in the form of art objects.[2] She became known in Gouda for her poems after winning the encouragement prize for literature from the municipality of Gouda in 1975. In 2015, Meter was made an honorary citizen of Gouda.[3]
Meter married to Maarten Witte van Leeuwen. Meter died in Gouda on 10 October 2022, aged 96.[2][3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Hoogendoorn, Janet (2005). "Dichteres Inez Meter: een leven in verwondering" (PDF). Tidinge van Die Gouda (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via diegoude.nl/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Inez Meter: Vaarwel grande dame". Goudse Post (in Dutch). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Eerste stadsdichter en ereburger Inez Meter (97) overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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