What is Al De Boeck?
{{Infobox person | name = Al De Boeck | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|1||df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|12|13|1943|1||df=y}} | death_place = [[Herentals]], Belgium | monuments = | residence = | nationality = Belgian | occupation = poet | known_for = | relatives = | awards = }} '''Al De Boeck''' also written as '''Al de Boeck''' (January 1943 – 13 December 2022) was a Belgian [[poet]].<ref name=ref1>{{cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20221214_96839972 |title=Dichter Al De Boeck is overleden|work=[[Het Nieuwsblad]]|date=15 December 2022|access-date=15 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20221214_96839972 |title=Dichter Al De Boeck is overleden|work=[[Gazet van Antwerpen]]|date=15 December 2022|access-date=15 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=ref4>{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/auteurs/auteur.php?id=boec001 |title=Al de Boeck|work=[[Digital Library for Dutch Literature]]|date=15 December 2022|access-date=15 December 2022|language=nl}}</ref> ==Biography== De Boeck attended [[Koninklijk Atheneum Lier]] and studied at the filosophy at the [[University of Antwerp]]. He debuted as a poet in the 1960s.<ref name=ref1 /> Already since the age of 22, Al de Boeck has followed the trinity of the French philosopher [[Hypolite Taine]], or the combination of music, painting and writing.<ref name=ref3 /> He also started working more and more with music, which his main business. He worked at the [[BRT]] and presented thr program ''Andere Koek''. He also worked at [[Omroep Brabant]], [[Klara]], ''[[de Standaard]]'' and specialized magazines. Later in his career he switched back to poetry. His works were often about love.<ref name=ref1 /><ref name=ref2 /> His last book was published in 2019 with 166 old and new poems.<ref name=ref3>{{cite web|url=https://nnieuws.be/artikel/al-de-boeck-poezie-gaat-dieper-dan-50-jaar-geleden |title=Al De Boeck : 'Poëzie gaat dieper dan 50