About William Cliff
Born 1940. William Cliff is a Belgian poet and translator.
William Cliff (born André Imberechts, 27 December 1940) is a Francophone Belgian poet. He was born in Gembloux. His poems had the good fortune to be noticed early on by Raymond Queneau, and were published continuously by Gallimard until 1986. Cliff won the Prix Goncourt de la Poésie in 2014.
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Who is William Cliff?
Belgian poet
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William Cliff was born on 27 December 1940 in Gembloux.
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William Cliff is a poet and translator.
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William Cliff is Belgian.
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