Hendrik Marsman
* Zeist, 30 September 1899 - † Het Kanaal, 21 June 1940
* Zeist, 30 September 1899 - † Het Kanaal, 21 June 1940
Marsman is one of the important poets of the Dutch literature.
Besides poet he was also a lawyer in Utrecht.
Against the wall of his office at Domstraat 8 is a shield on which Marsman wrote about the nature of the Utrecht people:
“No style, but the more character the town does have
A hard and narrow minded wilfilness
That fancies itself the yardstick of all things”
The most well known poem that he wrote about Holland is Herinnering aan Holland (1936) "Memory of Holland" (links D/E) which describes the Dutch landscape and the struggle against the water.
A hard and narrow minded wilfilness
That fancies itself the yardstick of all things”
The most well known poem that he wrote about Holland is Herinnering aan Holland (1936) "Memory of Holland" (links D/E) which describes the Dutch landscape and the struggle against the water.
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