Marije Langelaar (1978) is a visual artist and poet. Her artwork is presented in various exhibitions at home and abroad. She made her debut as a poet in 2003 with the poetry collection De rivier als vlakte (The river as a plain). Her second collection, De schuur in (2009, The barn), was awarded the six-monthly Hugues C. Pernath Prize. Her third poetry collection Vonkt (2017, Sparks) was praised everywhere and won the Awater Poetry Prize and the Jan Campert Prize. Her poetry "burns" with sensuality and liveliness and a great love for language.