Aleidis Dierick
Born in 1932, Dierick was the daughter of Renaat Verbruggen, who fled with her family to Ireland after the liberation of Belgium from Nazi occupation. In 1975 Dierick made her debut with her award-winning poem Vrouw zijn (translated: Being woman) in DW B. In 1977 her debut collection ‘Een zomer voorzien (translated: A summer foreseen) was published as an anniversary edition in the  magazine. She would in total publish twelve poetry collections.