Gaston Karel Mathilde Burssens (18 February 1896 – 29 January 1965) was a Belgian Expressionist poet. He studied at the Dutch-language Von Bissing University in Ghent during the German occupation of Belgium during World War I.

Gaston Burssens
Born
Gaston Karel Mathilde Burssens

(1896-02-18)18 February 1896
Died29 January 1965(1965-01-29) (aged 68)
NationalityBelgian
Occupationpoet

Biography

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Like that of Paul van Ostaijen, during the 1920s his work evolved from humanitarian expressionism towards a more organic expressionism – upon which his poetry stayed focused on musicality. Van Ostaijen's not earlier published poems were published posthumously by Burssens.

Burssens received the 'Driejaarlijkse Prijs voor Poëzie', a reward for poetry granted every third year, for 1950–52, and once again for 1956–58.

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Poster of a stage performance "Debuut met Plagiaat" in 1983 by the theatre company 't Klapteater.[1]
  • 1918 Verzen
  • 1919 De Yadefluit
  • 1920 Liederen uit de stad en uit de sel
  • 1924 Piano
  • 1926 Enzovoort
  • 1930 Klemmen voor zangvogels
  • 1933 Paul van Ostaijen zoals hij was en is
  • 1935 French en andere cancan
  • 1941 De eeuw van Pericles
  • 1943 Elegie
  • -- Floris Jespers
  • 1945 Fabula rasa
  • 1946 12 niggersongs
  • 1952 Pegasos van Troja
  • -- Boy
  • 1954 Ode
  • 1956 Floris Jespers
  • -- Paul van Ostaijen
  • -- Het neusje van de inktvis
  • 1956 Debuut met Plagiaat
  • 1958 Adieu
  • 1961 Posthume verzen
  • 1981 Verzameld proza
  • 2005 Alles is mogelijk in een gedicht. Verzamelde verzen 1914-1965

References

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  1. ^ "'t Klapteater speelt Debuut met plagiaat – Gaston Burssens : Arca-teater dinsdag 1 & 15 oktober 20 u". lib.ugent.be. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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