Gunnar Wærness Explained
| Gunnar Wærness |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Trondheim, Norway |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Occupation: | Poet |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Period: | 1999 - present |
| Awards: | Dobloug Prize (2023) |
Gunnar Wærness (born 22 November 1971) is a Norwegian poet. He made his literary début in 1999 with the poetry collection Kongesplint, for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. Among his other poetry collections are Takk from 2002 and Hverandres from 2006.[1]
He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2023.[2]
Selected works
Source:[3]
- Book: 1999 . Kongesplint . (poetry collection)
- Book: 2002 . Takk . (poetry collection)
- Book: 2006 . Hverandres . (poetry collection)
- Book: 2007 . Bli verden . (poetry collection)
- Book: 2010 . Verden finnes ikke på kartet . (poetry anthology, jointly with co-editor Pedro Carmona-Alvarez)
- Tungen og tåren. 2013. (poetry collection)
- Book: 2018 . Venn med alle . (poetry collection)
- Å skrive er å be om for mye. 2020.
- Ta på Jesus/Touch Jesus. 2021.
- Friends with Everyone (Venn med alle) translated by Gabriel Gudding, 2024.
External links
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: Gunnar Wærness . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 20 September 2010 .
- Encyclopedia: Doblougprisen . Vidar . Iversen . . Erik . Bolstad . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 1 April 2024.
- Web site: Gunnar Wærness . oktober.no . Norwegian . 2 June 2019 .
