Woestijne, Karel van de (1878–1929)

Flemish poet. He was influenced by the French Symbolist movement, especially in his early works. His autobiographical volumes of baroque and sometimes decadent poetry include Het Vader-Huis 1903, De Gulden Schaduw 1910, De Modderen Man 1920, God aan Zee 1926, and Het Bergmeer 1928.

Woestijne was born in Ghent, Belgium. He worked as a journalist and became professor at Ghent University 1921.