Roland Jooris
Encyclopedia
Roland Jooris is a Belgian
poet and writer on contemporary art. He was born at Wetteren
. Jooris graduated as a teacher for secondary education (high school) in Germanic languages and worked as a teacher at the State Technical Institute in Lokeren.
Belgium
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poet and writer on contemporary art. He was born at Wetteren
Wetteren
Wetteren is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Massemen, Westrem and Wetteren proper. On January 1, 2006 Wetteren had a total population of 23,209. The total area is 36.68 km² which gives a population density of 633 inhabitants...
. Jooris graduated as a teacher for secondary education (high school) in Germanic languages and worked as a teacher at the State Technical Institute in Lokeren.
Awards
- 1976 - Tweejaarlijkse prijs voor poëzie van De Vlaamse Gids
- 1979 - Jan Campertprijs for Gedichten 1958-78
- 1981 - Prijs van de Vlaamse Provincies
Source
- Roland Jooris (in Dutch)
- Roland Jooris (in Dutch)