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Emile Verhaeren (1855–1916)
Verhaeren, Émile (ver-hä’ren). A Belgian poet; born at Saint-Armand, near Antwerp, May 21, 1855; killed while boarding a train at Rouen, Nov. 27, 1916. For vigor and freedom of utterance he has been compared to Walt Whitman. Among early works are: ‘The Flemings’ (1883); ‘The Monks’ (1886); ‘Evenings’ (1887); later collections of poems are: ‘Les Heures Claires’ (1896); ‘Life’s Faces’ (1899); ‘Les Petites Légendes’ (1900); ‘First Loves’ (1904); ‘Dawns’ (1898), ‘The Cloister’ (1900), and ‘Philippe II.’ (1901), are dramas. (See Critical and Biographical Introduction).