Letter of Edward Van Robays to Guido Gezelle
Van Robays will return Gezelle's poem Chrysanthemen (Chrysanthemums) for publication in the magazine Biekorf (Beehive) as soon as possible. He asks Gezelle for more contributions for Biekorf such as Spanish verses which is probably just as fine as, "Lou Mège de Cucugnan" by Roumanille. He also asks Gezelle to have his forthcoming poetry collection Tijdkrans (Wreath of Time) as well as a reissue of his earlier poetry, printed preferably by De Meester and not by Siffer from Ghent. Rev. Bossaer still wishes to know how many copies of Duikalmanak (Daily Almanac) appeared in 1889.
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Wreath of Time
Gezelle supplemented the publication of his Collected Poetical Works of 1892 with a new collection. Tijdkrans is conceived as a poetic book of hours arranged according to the cycles of the day, the year and eternity. It contains both innovative lyrical nature poetry and occasional poems written for his Courtrai environment. This is the reason why Gezelle missed the quinquennial State Prize for Dutch Literature that was won by Virginie Loveling.
Jules De Meester
Jules De Meester became the main printer of Guido Gezelle's works. Together with the Leuven bookseller and printer Karel Fonteyn, he published four volumes of Gezelle's Collected Poetry in 1878-1880, and a second edition of the Collected Work in 1892-1893.
Alfons Siffer
Alfons Siffer was the printer of the Royal Flemish Academy. He also published and printed some of Gezelle's work, such as the Duikalmanak (Daily Almanac) (1888-1899).
