Willem Roggeman

Willem Maurits Roggeman (born Brussels, 9 July 1935) is a Belgian poet, novelist and art critic.

Brussels-born Willem Roggeman attended the Etterbeek Royal Atheneum and then studied economics at Ghent University.

His journalistic career began in 1959 when he became cultural editor of Het Laatste Nieuws, where he published articles on literature, visual arts and jazz.

He has also worked on the editorial boards of the literary magazines Diagram (1963-1964), Kentering (1966-1976), De Vlaamse Gids (1970-1992), Atlantis (2001-2002) and Boelvaar Poef (since 2006).

He has also published two novels as well as several collections of articles on artists and highly regarded interviews with writers.