Jabik Veenbaas

Jabik Veenbaas is a translator, essayist and poet. He studied English, Philosophy and Frisian. He published seven books of poetry, both in Dutch and in Frisian. His philosophy book De Verlichting als kraamkamer (The Enlightenment as a Breeding Ground; Nieuw Amsterdam 2013) was shortlisted for the Socratesbeker, a Dutch prize for the best philosophy book of the year.