Herman De Coninck

Herman De Coninck (1944–1997), poet, essayist, and critic, was editor of the Flemish weekly magazine Humo and the literary magazine Nieuw Wereld Tijdschrift. The author of many collections of poetry, his work includes Onbegonnen werk (Hopeless Task, 1984), Enkelvoud (Singular, 1991), Schoolslag (Breaststroke, 1994), and the posthumously published Vingerafdrukken (Fingerprints).