What is Frank Decerf?
{{Infobox person | name = Frank Decerf | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|4|23|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|11|26|1958|4|23|df=y}} | death_place = | monuments = | residence = | nationality = Belgian | occupation = writer and poet | known_for = | relatives = | awards = }} '''Frank Decerf''' (23 April 1958 – 26 November 2022) was a Belgian writer and poet.<ref name=ref1>{{cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20221128_93537462 |title=Dichter Frank Decerf (64) overleden|work=[[Het Nieuwsblad]]|date=28 November 2022|access-date=28 November 2022|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=https://kw.be/nieuws/samenleving/overlijden/bekende-dichter-en-auteur-frank-decerf-overleden-in-oostende/ |title=Bekende dichter en auteur Frank Decerf overleden in Oostende|work=kw.be|date=28 November 2022|access-date=28 November 2022|language=nl}}</ref> Born in 1958, Decerf worked as teacher. He worked with young people with special educational needs. Dececerf started publishing in the early 1980s. He published several collections and essays. The many travels he made were often a source of inspiration for his work. His most known works are ''Het bezoek'' (2010) and ''Weg'' (2020). In 1997 Decerf was a founding member of poets' collective ''Tegen-Stellingen'' together with [[Vincent Billiau]], [[Jan Ducheyne]], [[Kari Bert]], [[Gilberte Deleger]], [[Natasja Delanghe]] and [[Mark Braet]]. This collective had a short existence and disappeared after three years. Decerf was also vice-chairman of the Association of Flemish Writers (''Vereniging van Vlaamse Letterkundigen''), a jury member of the [[Ostend]] Poetry Prize and collaborated on numerous art projects.<ref name=ref1 /> Decerf won several prizes.<ref name=ref1 /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20200207_04838618 |title=Tweede roman van Frank Decerf speelt zich af in Oostende|work=[[Het Nieuwsblad]]|date=7 February 2020|access-date=28 November 2022|language=nl}}</r