Aleidis Dierick

Aleidis Dierick (born Aleidis Verbruggen; 27 July 1932 – 17 October 2022) was a Belgian poet.
Born in 1932, Dierick was the daughter of Renaat Verbruggen, who fled with her family to Ireland after the liberation of Belgium from Nazi occupation. In 1975 Dierick made her debut with her award-winning poem "Vrouw zijn" (translated: Woman being) in "DW B". In 1977 her debut collection "‘Een zomer voorzien" (translated: A summer foreseen) was published as an anniversary edition in the magazine. She would in total publish twelve poetry collections.
In 2013, Arie Boomsma compiled a poetry collection entitled "Waarom ben je niet bij mij?" (translated: Why are you not with me?), in which he included a poem by Dierick. He read that poem on 26 September 2013 in the Dutch television program De Wereld Draait Door.
Dierick died in Mere on 17 October 2022, aged 90.