12 July 2009 - Simon Vinkenoog, born in 1928, was a successful and well liked Dutch poet and writer. He was the editor of the anthology Atonaal (Atonal), which launched the Dutch "Fifties Movement". In 2004 he was the official 'Dichter des Vaderlands' (Poet Laureate) for the Netherlands.

Vinkenoog was also Holland's best known  and most prominent pro-cannabis advocate and was often seen at public functions holding a joint. In November 2008, Simon Vinkenoog recieved the 'Cannabis Cultuur Prijs' from the hands of the founder of the Marijuana Museum in Amsterdam, Ben Dronkers.