Simon Vinkenoog - Handgeschreven brief aan een lezer, gedateerd en gesigneerd - 1980

Simon Vinkenoog - Handwritten letter, dated (16 XII 80) and signed (Simon Vinkenoog) to a reader - 2 sheets of unlined writing paper 29.5 × 21 cm - 53 lines, recto only - the paper is folded once lengthwise and widthwise otherwise good

The reader has asked the writer some questions, which the writer addresses in this letter. “Met dank voor de interesse die u voor mijn vroeger werk toont, moet ik u de teleurstellende mededeling doen, niet de tijd te hebben in te gaan op uw vragen, niet afdoende altans [sic]. U hebt echter bij deze.... toestemming mijn literaire papieren die bij het Letterkundig Museum in Den Haag liggen, door te kijken.” Despite the lack of time, Vinkenoog wrote two pages.

Simon Vinkenoog (Amsterdam, 18 July 1928 - 12 July 2009) was a Dutch writer, poet and recital artist.
At the age of 21 he launched the Dutch literary magazine Blurb. On 28 February 1966, Vinkenoog organised “Poëzie in Carré”, where kindred spirits such as Jules Deelder and Johnny the Selfkicker made their breakthroughs as poet and performer.
Over the years he increasingly developed himself as a performer who contributed greatly to the interest in poetry in countless performances. Because of the intensity and enthusiasm with which he spoke about topics such as sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, he became a personification of the hippie generation, which he remained until the very end. (Wikipedia)