Albertina Soepboer (born December 3, 1969) is a Dutch writer writing in both Frisian and Dutch.[1][2]

She was born in Holwerd and studied Romance languages and cultures and then Frisian literature in Groningen. Soepboer has written plays for the Theater De Citadel in Groningen.[1]

Soepboer was a finalist for the Rely Jorritsma Prize in 1996, 1997 and 1998 for her poetry and received the prize in 2003 for the story Dy griene neisimmer.[3]

Selected works

  • It nachtlân/Het nachtland (The Night Country), poetry in West Frisian (1998)
  • De stobbewylch (The Pollard Willow), poetry in West Frisian (2000)
  • De fjoerbidders (The Fire Worshippers), poetry (2003)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Albertina Soepboer". Poetry International Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  2. "Albertina Soepboer" (in Dutch). Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren.
  3. "Rely Jorritsma-priisfraach". Literaire prijzen (in Dutch). Letterkundig Museum. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-09-28.


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