Background
She was born in Utrecht and grew up in Zierikzee.
She was born in Utrecht and grew up in Zierikzee.
Perquin worked in the prison service to pay for her studies at the school of creative writing in Amsterdam. She was editor for the literary journal Tirade and wrote a column for the weekly De Groene Amsterdammer. Perquin was also the city poet for Rotterdam for two years.
Her first collection of poetry Servetten Halfstok (Napkins At Half Mast) was published in 2007.