Bicadeideias, which means fountain of ideas, is about ideas turned into projects and passions that move me. One of those passions is animals. A few years ago on a dusty road in the south west of Spain an encounter between myself, a baby boar, and a pointy-eared hunting dog touched my heart to such an extent it led to my first storybook for children, Djabali´s Journey. Since then I have written more stories, taken online creative writing courses, entered contests, and fallen in love with haiku poetry.
In 2025 I published an anthology of snake-themed haiku and tanka in celebration of the Year of the Snake. The eighth publication in my Chinese Zodiac series. I am currently working on a couple of children's stories, poetry, and a new haiku anthology in celebration of the Year of the Horse.
Corine is a member of ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), SCBWI (Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators), and the British, American, and Dutch Haiku Societies. She is most active on Facebook, Pinterest, and SoundCloud.
For more information about me and my projects, I invite you to visit the other pages on this site. My books are for sale directly through me and this website. My website is currently undergoing some changes. Thanks for your patience.
Who am I?
Corine Timmer is a Dutch national living in Portugal. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration and a diploma in interior design. She was active in the world of interiors until a road trip to Spain in 2014 re-awakened her passion for writing and in 2018 she self-published her first children’s storybook. In the same year it won a Mom’s Choice Award. Haiku crossed her path by accident in 2015 and she’s been hooked ever since. For the sixth year running Corine is one of the Eurotop 100 most creative haiku poets. When she is not writing or creating, Corine enjoys walking, composing electronic music, and looking after her adopted street dogs, cats, and other animals.
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