{{Short description|Dutch poet (1944–2019)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}}{{Expand Dutch|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox writer | name = Jules Deelder | image = Jules Deelder - IFFR 2015.jpg | caption = Jules Deelder in 2015 | birth_name = Julius Anton Deelder | birth_date = {{birth date|1944|11|24|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|12|19|1944|11|24|df=y}} | death_place = Rotterdam | language = [[Dutch language|Dutch]] | education = [[Hogereburgerschool|HBS]] | genres = [[Poetry]], [[comedy]] | awards = [[Anna Blaman Prijs]] (1988) | years_active = 1960–2019 }}
'''Jules Anton Deelder''' (24 November 1944 – 19 December 2019) was a Dutch poet, [[spoken word poetry|spoken word poet]] and writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/auteurs/auteur.php?id=deel002|title=Jules A. Deelder · dbnl|website=DBNL}}</ref> His poems cover topics such as life in the city of [[Rotterdam]], drug use,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ad.nl/rotterdam/een-leven-lang-drugs-hoe-deelder-nog-steeds-leeft~a553b2cb/|title=Een leven lang drugs: hoe Deelder nog steeds leeft (translation:A life of drug use: how did Deelder manage to keep alive|website=Algemeen Dagblad|access-date=10 June 2020|date=23 November 2019|language=nl}}</ref> and [[jazz]]. He was very passionate about the Dutch language and feared that European integration would cause smaller languages like Dutch to become a "folkloric" curiosity.<ref>[http://www.radionetherlandsarchives.org/maggie-ayre-meets-jules-deelder/ "Maggie Ayre meets Jules Deelder", October 20, 2000, Radio Netherlands Archives]</ref> He was well known in the Netherlands for his live performances and appearances in Dutch popular media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.poetryinternational.org/pi/site/poet/item/4018/6/J.A.-Deelder|title=Jules Deelder (poet) - The Netherlands - Poetry International|website=www.poetryinternational.org}}</ref> He collaborated with musicians and bands such as [[Herman Brood]], [[Benjamin Herman (saxophonist)|Benjamin Herman]] and [[Bas van Lier]] to record and perform his poetry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.epibreren.com/deelder/biography.html|title=J.A. Deelder - auctor: biography|website=www.epibreren.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.deeldeliers.nl Official website of De Deeldeliers band (Bas van Lier, Jules Deelder, Benjamin Herman and others)]</ref> His prominent role in the cultural life of Rotterdam earned him the nickname "night mayor of Rotterdam."<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2012-10-08|title=Congres voor nachtburgemeesters in Nijmegen|url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/nijmegen/congres-voor-nachtburgemeesters-in-nijmegen~a20cef3a/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-03|website=[[de Gelderlander]]|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/column-dinsdag/2129419/deelder-65.html|title=Deelder 65|date=November 24, 2009|website=NU}}</ref>
In 1954, Deelders discovered jazz at the age of 9 when he first heard [[Chet Baker]]. It gave him [[goose bumps]], and jazz would become his religion.<ref>{{cite book|author=J.A. Deelder|title=Jazz|year=1995|publisher=De Bezige Bij|isbn=9023424700|language=nl|page=21-23}}</ref> Deelder was the presenter of his own jazz radio show, ''Deelder Draait'', on [[Arrow Jazz]] FM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/189903/Jules-Deelder-1944-2019-Rotterdam-verliest-een-icoon|title=Jules Deelder (1944-2019): Rotterdam verliest een icoon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/jules-deelder-jazz-kind-van-de-rekening~b6a75f86/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F|title=Jules Deelder: Jazz kind van de rekening|date=9 March 2009}}</ref> He also wrote scripts for the comic book series ''Amber en Akka'' and ''Professor Hilarius'', drawn by Rob Peters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/peters-rob.htm|title=Rob Peters|website=lambiek.net}}</ref> He furthermore inspired a [[celebrity comics|celebrity comic]] of his own, ''Juul Deeldert'', drawn by Vick Debergh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/debergh_vick.htm|title=Vick Debergh|website=lambiek.net}}</ref>
==Bibliography==
===Poetry=== * ''Gloria Satoria'' ([[De Bezige Bij]], 1969) * ''Dag en nacht geopend'' (De Bezige Bij, 1970) * ''Boe!'' (De Bezige Bij, 1972) * ''Op de deurknop na'' (De Bezige Bij, 1972) * ''De zwarte jager'' (De Bezige Bij, 1973) * ''Moderne gedichten'' (De Bezige Bij, 1979) * ''Sturm und Drang'' (De Bezige Bij, 1980) * ''Junkers Ju 88'' (De Bezige Bij, 1983) * ''Portret van Olivia de Havilland'' (De Bezige Bij, 1985) * ''Interbellum'' (De Bezige Bij, 1987) * ''Lijf- en andere gedichten'' (De Bezige Bij, 1991) * ''Renaissance: gedichten ’44-’94'' (De Bezige Bij, 1994) * ''Transeuropa'' (De Bezige Bij, 1995) * ''Het lot van de eenhoorn'' (De Bezige Bij, 1997) * ''Bijbelsch'' (De Bezige Bij, 1999) * ''N.V. Verga'' (De Bezige Bij, 2001) * ''Inderdaad nee'' (with drawings of [[Herman Brood]]; Nijgh en Van Ditmar, 2003) * ''Zonder dollen'' (De Bezige Bij, 2004) * ''Vrijwel alle gedichten'' (De Bezige Bij, 2004) * ''Tussentijds'' (De Bezige Bij, 2008) * ''Ruisch'' (De Bezige Bij, 2011) * ''Het graf van Descartes'' (De Bezige Bij, 2013) * ''Rotterdamse kost'' (CPNB, 2017)
===Novels and other fiction=== * ''Proza'' (short stories; Boelen, 1976) * ''The Dutch Windmill'' (biography of [[Bep van Klaveren]]; Veen, 1980) * ''Schöne Welt'' (short stories; De Bezige Bij, 1982) * ''Modern passé'' (short stories; De Bezige Bij, 1984) * ''Drukke dagen'' (short stories; De Bezige Bij, 1985) * ''Gemengde gevoelens'' (novel; De Bezige Bij, 1986) * ''De T van Vondel'' (short stories; De Bezige Bij, 1990) * ''Jazz'' (short stories; De Bezige Bij, 1992) * ''Geheid Deelder'' (De Bezige Bij, 1994) * ''De bevrijding van Koos Spook'' (children's story; De Bezige Bij, 1995) * ''De dikke van Deelder'' (short stories; De Bezige Bij, 1997) * ''Vrijwel alle verhalen'' (short stories; De Bezige Bij, 2009)
===Comics=== * ''Amber & Akka'' (with Rob Peters; De Lijn, 1985)
== Discography == * ''Deelder Speaks'' theatre show recording (EMI, 1986) * ''Kiezen Of Deelder'' theatre show recording (BMG, 1990) * ''Deelder Drumt Jazz'' music, stories and poetry (Zillion, 1993) * ''Oh Kut'' hit single with [[Herman Brood]] (Ariola, 1997) * ''Deelder Draait'' compilation of music from Deelder's jazz collection (Sonic Scenery, 2002) * ''Deelder Draait Door'' compilation of music from Deelder's jazz collection (Sonic Scenery, 2003) * ''Deelder Blijft Draaien'' compilation of music from Deelder's jazz collection (Sonic Scenery, 2004) * ''Deelder Rhythm'' compilation of music from Deelder's jazz collection (Sonic Scenery, 2006) * ''Totaal Loss'' music and poetry, with composer/designer Louis Gauthier (Prometheus, 2011) * ''De Deeldeliers'' music and poetry, with Bas van Lier and others (Embrace Recordings, 2013)
== References == {{commonscat|Jules Deelder}} {{reflist}}
== External links == *[https://www.deelder.com/ Official site] (in Dutch) *[https://www.poetryinternational.org/pi/poet/4018/Jules-Deelder/en/tile Jules Deelder at Poetry International] *[https://www.dbnl.org/auteurs/auteur.php?id=deel002 Jules Deelder at Digital Library for Dutch Literature] (in Dutch)
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