period from 1880 to 1885, even if published later. Starting in 1888 Kloos sought psychiatric treatment from his Tachtiger friend and fellow editor at The New Guide, and psychiatrist, Frederik van Eeden. However, Kloos's mental condition deteriorated, at least partly due to his persistent effort to conceal his homosexuality, and to his increasing alcoholism. He reached his nadir in 1895 when he was picked up in a delirious state and placed temporarily in a sanitarium. He continued trying to write thereafter, although his efforts consisted of little more than ramblings of self-pity and bitter diatribes against one-time friends turned traitors. However, even while Kloos's ongoing efforts were largely ignored, his early works continued to gain an ever-wider appreciation, eventually earning him several literary honors and prizes. He was for a short time a patient of Frederik van Eeden in the town Bussum, where he stayed at his place. After meeting , who sent him her poems he moved to The Hague, where he married her in 1900. They stayed together until his death. Kloos died in The Hague in 1938 at 79, after watching his early writings become part of the canon of Dutch literature. References External links 1859 births 1938 deaths Dutch male poets Writers from Amsterdam Dutch literary critics LGBT history in the Netherlands