birth_date: 0001-05-15 00:00:00
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name: Claire Polders
about: Claire Polders is a Dutch author.Her short prose has been published in magazines and anthologies in print and online. Stories can be found in Prairie Schooner, Denver Quarterly, TriQuarterly, Electric Literature, Mid-American Review, and elsewhere. Essays appeared in Tin House, The Pinch, Room Magazine, and Green Mountains Review.Born in Gouda (yes, from the cheese), Claire grew up just outside Rotterdam, seven meters below sea level. She earned a double master’s degree in Literature and Philosophy and is married to an American writer. In 2019, they gave up their home, sold their stuff, and took off to roam the world.