Maarten Inghels

(Borgerhout, 1988) was hailed by Humo as ‘the most remarkable debutant in years’. In flamboyant prose poems he deals with social inconveniences of the modern age. At age 20 he made his debut with Tumult, part in a series edited by Gerrit Komrij. In his second collection of poetry Waakzaam (Watchful, March 2011) he poses critical questions about the current revolutions, crises of identity and superficiality. Inghels is initiator of Lonely Burial, a project whereby poets write a personal poem for people who died in solitude. On the website www.eenzameuitvaart.be Inghels and other poets describe their inquests into the deceased and publish their poems. In addition to poetry Inghels writes columns and short stories. Since 2010 he is a curator of the Felix Poetry Festival in Antwerp. Furthermore he is an esteemed guest at literary festivals. Meanwhile his prose has been published in various anthologies and his poems have been translated into English. He is presently working on his first novel. www.maarteninghels.be