Jan van Nijlen (10 November 1884 – 14 August 1965) was a
Belgian
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writer and poet. He was born at
Antwerp
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Uccle
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Bibliography
* ''Verzen'' (1906)
* ''Het licht'' (1909)
* ''Naar 't geluk'' (1911)
* ''Negen verzen'' (1914)
* ''Uren met Montaigne'' (1916)
* ''Francis Jammes'' (1918)
* ''Charles Péguy'' (1919)
* ''Het aangezicht der aarde'' (1923)
* ''De lokstem en andere gedichten'' (1924)
* ''Zeven gedichten'' (1925)
* ''De vogel Phoenix'' (1928)
* ''Geheimschrift'' (1934)
* ''Gedichten 1904-1938'' (1938)
* ''Het oude kind'' (1938)
* ''De dauwtrapper'' (1947)
* ''Herinneringen aan E. du Perron'' (1955)
* ''Te laat voor deze wereld'' (1957)
* ''Druilende burgerij'' (1982)
See also
*
Flemish literature Flemish literature is literature from Flanders, historically a region comprising parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Until the early 19th century, this literature was regarded as an integral part of Dutch literature. After Bel ...
Sources
Jan van Nijlen* Jan Greshoff, ''Jan van Nijlen 1884–10 November - 1934'' In: Forum. Jaargang 3 (1934)
* Stefan Van den Bossche, ''De wereld is zoo schoon waarvan wij droomen. Jan Van Nijlen, biografie'', Lannoo, Tielt
1884 births
1965 deaths
Flemish poets
Constantijn Huygens Prize winners
Writers from Antwerp
20th-century Belgian poets
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