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Born	March 10, 1878 • Ghent • Belgium
Died	August 23, 1929 (aged 51) • Belgium
Notable Works	“De modderen man”
Movement / Style	Symbolism

Guido Gezelle

Flemish poet and priest

Paul van Ostaijen

Flemish writer

Herman Teirlinck

Flemish author

Hugo Claus

Belgian writer, director, and painter

Willem Elsschot

Belgian writer

Jan van Nijlen

Belgian poet

Albrecht Rodenbach

Flemish writer

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian author

Émile Verhaeren

Belgian poet

Charles Van Lerberghe

Belgian poet

Max Elskamp

Belgian poet

Georges Rodenbach

Belgian poet

Jacob van Maerlant

Dutch poet

Marcel Broodthaers

Belgian artist

Hendrik Conscience

Belgian novelist

Jean Ray

Belgian author

Charles Plisnier

Belgian author

Suzanne Lilar

Belgian author

Cyriel Buysse

Belgian writer

Paul Nougé

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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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