Saskia Stehouwer

Saskia Stehouwer (born 1975, Alkmaar) is a Dutch poet known for her environmentally conscious writing. Her debut collection, wachtkamers (2014), won the C. Buddingh' Prize in 2015. She followed this with vrije uitloop (2016) and the compostable collection Bindweefsel (2019), handwritten on handmade paper and designed to return to nature after reading. A core member of the Klimaatdichters, she also co-edited the climate anthology Zwemlessen voor later (2020). Her latest collection is wonen op de rand van het wonder (2023).