 The 'M' does not stand for 'Maria' as is sometimes incorrectly reported.The poetess initially wanted to publish her work without revealing that her poems were written by a woman.When, through Simon Vestdijk (a Dutch novelist), she had the chance to make her debut in the literary magazine "'Groot Nederland'," they did not allow her to sign her work with merely her initials, the poetess decided to write and publish under a pseudonym.