Guido Gezelle

1830–1899

Guido Gezelle (1830–1899) was a Flemish poet and Catholic priest from Bruges, regarded as one of the greatest poets in Dutch. He taught at seminaries in Roeselare and Bruges and later worked as a parish priest in Kortrijk.

His poems, in collections such as Kerkhofblommen (1858), Tijdkrans and Rijmsnoer, are deeply religious and full of close observation of nature, written in a musical language rich in West Flemish words. “Het schrijverke”, about a water insect, is one of his best-known poems.

Best-known poems

All poems (139)

# 1

A 13

B 7

C 3

D 21

E 5

G 7

H 8

I 7

J 1

K 2

L 3

M 4

N 2

O 7

P 2

R 2

S 10

T 14

U 1

V 6

W 9

Z 4