Leon Helena Sylvain Nolens (born 11 April 1947 in Bree),

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Leonard Nolens, is a Belgian

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and

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writer. He graduated from the ''Hoger Instituut voor Vertalers en Tolken'' in Antwerp. Nolens lives and works in

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. Themes in his writings include love and ways to escape one's identity.

Bibliography

* 1969 - Orpheushanden (poetry) * 1973 - De muzeale minnaar (poetry) * 1975 - Twee vormen van zwijgen (poetry) * 1977 - Incantatie (poetry) * 1979 - Alle tijd van de wereld (poetry) * 1981 - Hommage (poetry) * 1983 - Vertigo (poetry) * 1986 - De gedroomde figuur (poetry) * 1988 - Geboortebewijs (poetry) * 1989 - Stukken van mensen (diary) * 1990 - Liefdes verklaringen (poetry) * 1991 - Hart tegen hart (poetry) * 1992 - Tweedracht (poetry) * 1993 - Blijvend vertrek (diary) * 1994 - Honing en as (poetry) * 1995 - De vrek van Missenburg (diary) * 1996 - En verdwijn met mate (poetry) * 1997 - De liefdesgedichten (poetry) * 1998 - Een lastig portret (diary) * 1999 - Voorbijganger (poetry) * 2001 - Manieren van leven (poetry) * 2003 - Derwisj (poetry) * 2004 - Bres" met etsen van Dan Van Severen (a livre de peintre, Ergo Pers Gent) * 2004 - Laat alle deuren op een kier (verzamelde gedichten) (poetry) * 2005 - Een dichter in Antwerpen (poetry) * 2007 - Een fractie van een kus (poetry) * 2007 - Bres (poetry) * 2008 - Woestijnkunde (poetry) * 2009 - Dagboek van een dichter 1979-2007 (combined diaries) * 2011 - Zeg aan de kinderen dat wij niet deugen (poetry)

Awards

* 1974 - Prijs van het beste literaire debuut for ''De muzeale minnaar'' * 1976 -

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for ''Twee vormen van zwijgen'' * 1976 - Poëzieprijs van de provincie Antwerpen for ''Twee vormen van zwijgen'' * 1980 - Hugues C. Pernath-prijs for ''Alle tijd van de wereld'' * 1980 - Poëzieprijs van de provincie Limburg for ''Alle tijd van de wereld'' * 1984 - Tweejaarlijkse poëzieprijs van De Vlaamse Gids for ''Vertigo'' * 1991 -

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prijs for ''Liefdesverklaringen'' * 1997 -

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prijs for poetry of

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* 2008 - VSB Poetry Prize for ''Bres'' * 2012 -

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References

Sources

Leonard Nolens
(in Dutch) * Willem M. Roggeman, ''Leonard Nolens'' In: Beroepsgeheim 5 (1986)

External links

Leonard Nolens (poet) - Belgium - Poetry International
1947 births Flemish writers Living people Constantijn Huygens Prize winners Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren winners {{Belgium-poet-stub International Writing Program alumni

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