 Two of the founding editors and frequent contributors were the poet and critic Willem Kloos and the poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, and psychiatrist Frederik van Eeden, both of whom are widely regarded today as canonical greats of Dutch literature.The other three founding editors were F. van der Goes, Willem Paap, and Albert Verwey.Other prominent Tachtigers whose works appeared in "De Nieuwe Gids" include the literary critic Lodewijk van Deyssel and the poet Herman Gorter, author of the epic poem "Mei", who is probably the most widely read Tachtiger.