Jean-Marie Berckmans

Jean-Marie Henri Berckmans (28 October 1953 in Leopoldsburg – 31 August 2008 in Antwerp) was a Belgian cult writer.

Born in Leopoldsburg, Berckmans was a punk poet who struggled with mental illness. He left Belgium to become a businessman in Italy but he became manic. He then returned to Belgium where he resumed his literary career. His work has been compared with William S. Burroughs and Robert Crumb. He often wrote about the night and night people. He died in 2008 due to his alcohol problems.