Aleidis Dierick

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Aleidis Dierick
Born(1932-07-27)27 July 1932
Borgerhout, Belgium
Died17 October 2022(2022-10-17) (aged 90)
Mere, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Occupationpoet

Aleidis Dierick (born Aleidis Verbruggen; 27 July 1932 – 17 October 2022) was a Belgian poet.

Born in 1932, Dierick was the daughter of Renaat Verbruggen, who fled with her family to Ireland after the liberation of Belgium from Nazi occupation. In 1975 Dierick made her debut with her award-winning poem Vrouw zijn (translated: Being woman) in DW B. In 1977 her debut collection ‘Een zomer voorzien (translated: A summer foreseen) was published as an anniversary edition in the De Bladen voor de Poëzie [nl] magazine. She would in total publish twelve poetry collections.[1][2]

In 2013, Arie Boomsma compiled a poetry collection entitled Waarom ben je niet bij mij? (translated: Why are you not with me?), in which he included a poem by Dierick. He read that poem on 26 September 2013 in the Dutch television program De Wereld Draait Door.

Dierick died in Mere on 17 October 2022, aged 90.[1][2]

Poetry collections[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "In memoriam – Aleidis Dierick: "Een compromisloze Vlaams-nationaliste"". palnws.be (in Dutch). 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Aleidis Dierick overleden". neerlandistiek.nl (in Dutch). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.