VSB Poetry Prize

The VSB Poetry Prize (Dutch: VSB Poëzieprijs) is the most important Dutch language poetry prize.

[1] It was awarded annually to a Dutch-language poet from 1994 until 2018.

The prize winner was announced on the day before Poetry Day in the Netherlands,[1] the last Thursday in January.

[3] The award was initiated through the efforts of Huub Oosterhuis.

[1] The prize consisted of 25,000 Euros and a sculpture created by artist Maria Roosen [nl].