Belgian Writer. Attending both the Sing Rombouts College in Mechelen and the Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, he contributed writings to both school publications. After graduation, he became a teacher until 1970 when he assumed the editorial responsibilities at the magazine "Humo" and later at "Nieuw Wereldtijdschrift. " His first volume of poems published in 1969 "De lenige liefde," became a best seller and garnered several literary prizes for de Coninck. The themes expressed in his second volume published in 1975, "Zolang er sneeuw list" were heavily impacted by the sudden death of his first wife. This collection was awarded the Dirk Martens Prize of the City of Aalst and the Prize of the Flemish Provinces. He would go on to publish six more volumes of poetry, essays and some translation work. In particular, his translation of Edna St. Vincent Millay's, "In Honor of the Merciful Moon" would merit him the Koopal Prize. His works have been translated into multiple languages. Posthumously his "Collected Letters 1965-1997" were published in 2004. He died of cardiac arrest while attending a literary congress.
Belgian Writer. Attending both the Sing Rombouts College in Mechelen and the Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, he contributed writings to both school publications. After graduation, he became a teacher until 1970 when he assumed the editorial responsibilities at the magazine "Humo" and later at "Nieuw Wereldtijdschrift. " His first volume of poems published in 1969 "De lenige liefde," became a best seller and garnered several literary prizes for de Coninck. The themes expressed in his second volume published in 1975, "Zolang er sneeuw list" were heavily impacted by the sudden death of his first wife. This collection was awarded the Dirk Martens Prize of the City of Aalst and the Prize of the Flemish Provinces. He would go on to publish six more volumes of poetry, essays and some translation work. In particular, his translation of Edna St. Vincent Millay's, "In Honor of the Merciful Moon" would merit him the Koopal Prize. His works have been translated into multiple languages. Posthumously his "Collected Letters 1965-1997" were published in 2004. He died of cardiac arrest while attending a literary congress.
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