Background
She was born in Voorburg and studied at the VU University Amsterdam and at the University of Iowa, where she also took part in the International Writing Program.
She was born in Voorburg and studied at the VU University Amsterdam and at the University of Iowa, where she also took part in the International Writing Program.
Maria van Daalen is a pseudonym of Maria Machelina de Rooij. She has taught at the Schrijversvakschool in Amsterdam. Van Daalen published her first poetry collection Raveslag (The Beat of the Raven’s Wing) in 1987.
lieutenant was shortlisted for the C. Buddingh" Prize.
Translations of her poems have appeared in various publications in English, Romanian, Finnish, German, Italian, French, Farsi and Frisian.