Rita Demeester

Belgian poet and writer (1946–1993)

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Rita Demeester
Born	Rita Bertha Maria Demeester (1946-09-26)26 September 1946 Roeselare, Belgium
Died	29 January 1993(1993-01-29) (aged 46) Genk, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation(s)	poet, writer

Rita Bertha Maria Demeester (26 September 1946 – 29 January 1993) was a Belgian poet and writer.

Biography

She was born at Roeselare. She obtained a degree in social pedagogy from the Catholic University of Leuven. She worked as an educationalist, but started writing when she became unemployed in 1986. Demeester died at Genk in 1993.

Awards

1989 - Rabobank Lenteprijs voor Literatuur for In het spoor van Jim Morrison

Bibliography

1988 - Krappe herinnering
1988 - Vrouwentongen. Verhalen, essays en reisreportages (works of 11 Flemish female writers, composed by Veerle Weverbergh) (ISBN 9050670563)
1989 - Stampvoeten in het donker (verhalen) (ISBN 9029039647) (ISBN 9063032641)
1991 - Droomjager (verhalen) (ISBN 9029035625) (ISBN 9063033230)
1994 - Land van Belofte (verhalen) (ISBN 9029049871) (ISBN 9063035497)
1995 - Verzamelde werken (ISBN 9029048956) (ISBN 9063036264)