 The Tachtigers' primary literary vehicle was a journal co-founded by Kloos called "De Nieuwe Gids" ("The New Guide"), first published in October 1885.The title was intended as a sarcastic anti-tribute to the prevailing literary journal in Amsterdam, "De Gids" ("The Guide"), which had usually rejected submissions by Kloos and other Tachtigers.Many pieces by Kloos and others that are still very highly regarded first appeared in the early editions of "De Nieuwe Gids", including most of Kloos's sonnets, his most important idiom.