Mockel, Albert Henri Louis (1866-1945)

Belgian poet and critic. One of the first Symbolist poets to use free verse, his volumes of poetry include Chantefable un peu naïve/A Rather Naive Chantefable 1891 and Clartés/Lights 1901. He edited a major international Symbolist review, L'Elan littéraire (later called La Wollonie), 1885-92. His studies of Emile Verhaeren 1895 and of Stéphane Mallarmé 1899 helped establish these poets as modern masters.