Sasja Janssen
Sasja Janssen, born in 1968, is a poet and novelist based in Amsterdam. Her collection “Virgula” (Querido 2021) was awarded the Awater Poetry Prize 2021 and the prestigious Johan Polak Poetry Prize 2024 for the best poetry collection out of three previous years. Two of her collections have been translated into English by Michele Hutchinson, “Putting On My Species” (Shearsman 2020) and “Virgula” (Prototype 2024). Her latest poetry collection, “Mijn vader zegt entropie mijn moeder logica” (Querido 2024), was once again awarded the Awater Poetry Prize. Sasja Janssen has performed nationally and internationally, including at festivals in Nicaragua, Medellín, Mexico, Buenos Aires, London and India.
