Arnold (Hubert) Sauwen (Stokkem, March 22, 1857 - Brasschaat, May 11, 1938) was a Belgian poet, often counted as the Eighties.
biographyArnold Sauwen was born in Stokkem on March 22, 1857, as son of Leonard Sauwen and Maria Kempeneers. In 1876 he obtained the diploma of teacher at the Normaalschool in Lier. He acted as a teacher at Esschene, Rekem and Antwerp. In the Scheldt city, his poetry talent could be fully exploited, including by his friendship with Victor Alexis de la Montagne, co-founder of the magazine Van Nu and Immediately. Artwork
For his impressionist poems, the Belgian-Limburg poet Arnold Sauwen found a lot of inspiration in the nature of his native Maasland. Due to his reflective, emotional poetry, he is often counted as the eighties. Mistake
In his birthplace Stokkem, the memory of this Maaslandse poet is kept alive by the Arnold Sauwen art circle. Bibliography
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