Kees Alderliesten

1953–2010 (age 57)

Biography

Kees Alderliesten let language breathe, composing poems that reached for honesty and tenderness while remaining rooted in the Dutch landscape and spirit.

He leaves behind a legacy of verse that continues to comfort readers, his memory honored at Emaus Cemetery.

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