Lies Van Gasse (1983) is a Flemish poet and artist. After numerous publications in journals, her debut collection Hetzelfde gedicht steeds weer (The same poem over and over again) was published in 2008. Since then she has published many books, including Wenteling (Revolution – 2013), palganeem (2023), Wassende stad (Crescent city – 2017) and beestjes (bugs – 2021).Van Gasse introduced the genre of the graphic poem, a mixed format of words and images, into the Dutch-speaking region. In 2010, her first graphic poem, Sylvia, was published followed later by Zand op een zeebed (Sand on a sea bed) (2015). Not only does she combine words and images in her graphic poems, but she also makes use of the uniqueness of the genre to enter into a poetic dialogue with fellow authors. In 2011, together with Peter Theunynck, she created an adaptation of his debut collection, Waterdicht (Waterproof). Her performance in a Mongolian poetry festival was given shape in Een stem van paardenhaar (A voice of horsehair) (2014), which she created together with Bas Kwakman. She also created the poetry application VER+VERS (ververs.app) in collaboration with Vicky Francken. Lies Van Gasse’s work was awarded the Prize of the Province of East Flanders and the Dirk Martens Award and her graphic work has already been exhibited in many places.

In 2025, we developed a new residency programme in partnership with Flanders Literature and Modern Culture as part of Flip through Flanders. Flip through Flanders is an initiative that promotes Dutch-language literature from Flanders across the UK and Ireland and shines a spotlight on the literary landscape of northern Belgium. It is managed by Flanders Literature and Modern Culture.