D'haen, Christine (1923–)
D'haen, Christine (1923–)
Dutch poet and essayist. Name variations: Christine Elodia Maria D'haen. Born Oct 25, 1923, in Sint-Amandsberg, Netherlands; studied German philology in Ghent and Edinburgh.
Was a teacher in Bruges, then archivist for Gezelle archive; poetry, which draws on classical and Biblical tradition, includes Gedichten 1946–1958 (1958), Gezelle, Poems/Gedichten (1971), Onyx (1983), Mirages (1989), Zwarte sneeuw (1989), Een brokaten brief (1992), Morgane (1995), De zoon van de Zon (1997), Het gehemeim dat ik draag (1998), and Het huwelijk (2000); made member of Royal Academy of Dutch Linguistics and Literature (1976). Received Anna Bijns Prize (1991).
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