The Dichter des Vaderlands (Poet of the Fatherland) is an unofficial title for the Poet laureate of the Netherlands. This position was created by the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad, the Nederlandse Programma Stichting and the foundation Poetry International in  January 2000.
The Netherlands' official poet is known colloquially as the Poet of the Fatherland. This title was created by a collaboration between NRC Handelsblad, Nederlandse Programma Stichting, and Poetry International in January 2000.