Henning H. Bergsvåg Explained

Henning Havnerås Bergsvåg (born 29 May 1974) is a Norwegian poet.

Works

His early bibliography includes the poetry collections Newfoundland (2000) and Nattarbeid (2003), both on the publishing house Gyldendal, which he followed up with his only novel to date, Nemesis (2007). Bergsvåg then continued publishing poetry on Gyldendal in a steady pace, following up with Over elven Tweed (2010), Den engelske hagen (2013), Du er ikke her (2016) and Dette er ikke et stille sted (2020).^[1]

Reception

Dette er ikke et stille sted was released in April 2020 via an online seminar, owing to COVID-19-related lockdown being in place in Norway at the time.^[2] It received reviews in five newspapers.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henning H. Bergsvåg. Norsk Forfattersentrum. no. 16 July 2023.
2. Bergensavisen 3 April 2020
3. Dag og Tid 30 April 2020
4. Bergens Tidende 9 May 2020
5. Bergensavisen 12 May 2020
6. Vårt Land 15 May 2020
7. Klassekampen 30 May 2020