Catherine de VinckCatherine de Vinck was born and raised in Brussels, Belgium. She moved to the US with her husband, Baron Jose de Vinck, in her mid-twenties, and raised six children. Her first language was French. She has been awarded three honorary doctoratesand published fourteen books of poetry. Her enthusiastic readers have included Thomas Merton and Denise Levertov. De Vinck passed away at the age of 99 in December 2021. Read More Read Less