Martinus Nijhoff - Citizendia

Martinus Nijhoff (April 20, 1894, The Hague -January 26, 1953, The Hague) was a Dutch poet and essayist. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands He studied literature in Amsterdam and law in Utrecht. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Utrecht ( city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. His debut was made in 1916 with his volume De wandelaar ("The wanderer"). Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year From that moment he gradually expanded his reputation by his unique style of poetry: not experimental, like Paul Van Ostaijen, yet distinguished by the clarity of his language combined with mystical content. Paul van Ostaijen ( Antwerp, February 22 1896 - Miavoye-Anthée, March 18 1928) was a Flemish poet and writer He always crafted his poetry in traditional rhymed verses and frequently used the sonnet. The sonnet is one of the poetic forms that can be found in Lyric poetry from Europe.

Some of his best known works include Het Uur U ("H Hour", 1936) and the long poem Awater (1934). Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A number of individual sonnets also rose to fame, particularly De Moeder de Vrouw ("The Mother the Woman/Wife") commemorating the opening of a bridge over the river Waal near Zaltbommel. WAAL ("The Whale" is a Classic rock radio station broadcasting at 99 Zaltbommel is a Municipality and a city in the Netherlands. The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850

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