author
Frans Bastiaanse
1868–1947
Known for gentle, impressionistic poems about nature and love, this Dutch poet balanced literary work with many years of teaching. His verse belongs to the fin-de-siècle world of mood, music, and close observation.
1 Audiobook
Gedichten
by Frans Bastiaanse
About the author
Born in Utrecht on May 14, 1868, Wilhelm Ange François Bastiaanse wrote under the name Frans Bastiaanse. He studied in Utrecht and later spent many years as a teacher of Dutch in Hilversum.
Bastiaanse is remembered chiefly as a Dutch poet whose work is often described as impressionistic, especially in its nature poetry and love lyrics. His writing is associated with the atmosphere of the early modern Dutch literary movement around the Tachtigers, with careful, musical verse and a strong feeling for landscape and emotion.
Among the books linked with his poetry are Natuur en leven (1900), Gedichten (1909), and Een zomerdroom (1919). He died in Amsterdam on June 12, 1947.