Transpoesie - Poets

Eelco Couvreur is a writer of prose and poetry. His debut novel 'Totok Terror' (De Arbeiderspers) was released in 2023 and was nominated for the Hebban Debut Prize. He explores how word art can contribute to new representations and undermine colonial systems. Eelco studies poetry at De Schrijversvakschool in Amsterdam, and is working on on 'Bruin Vet', his debut poetry collection and 'Djoemirah', a second novel. His poetry has previously appeared in Deus Ex Machina, Poëziekrant, De Revisor, and Kluger Hans, and online at De Internet Gids. In 2020, Eelco made the shortlist for the Joost Zwagerman Essay Prize. In 2023, he won the audience award at Poëzieslag Amsterdam and came in second at the NK Poetry Slam. In 2025, he was selected for Vers van het Mes, a poetry programme of Perdu and deBuren.