Henrik Nordbrandt Explained

Henrik Nordbrandt (21 March 1945 – 31 January 2023)^[1] was a Danish poet, novelist, and essayist. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the poetry collection Digte. He was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2000 for the poetry collection Drømmebroer ("Dream Bridges").^[2]

Although a Danish writer, he spent much of his life in the Mediterranean basin and this is said to have had an influence on his writing.^{[3] [4]}

In 2007 the Polish painter Kasia Banas carried out a project that included paintings inspired by the poetry of Nordbrandt.^[5]

Works

• Digte (1966)^[6]
• Miniaturer (1967)^[6]
• Syvsoverne (1969)^[6]
• Omgivelser (1972)^[6]
• Opbrud og ankomster ("Departures and Arrivals"), Copenhagen: Gylandal, 72 pages (1974)^[7]
• Ode til blæksprutten og andre kærlighedsdigte ("Ode to the Octopus and Other Love Poems"), Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 55 pages (1975)^{[6] [7]}
• Glas ("Glass") Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 53 pages (1976)^{[6] [7]}
• Istid (1977)^[6]
• Guds hus (1977)^[6]
• Breve fra en ottoman (1978)^[6]
• Rosen fra Lesbos (1979)^[6]
• Spøgelseslege (1979)^[6]
• Forsvar for vinden under døren (1980)^[6]
• Armenia (1982)^[6]
• 84 digte ("84 Poems"); Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 125 pages (1984)^{[6] [7]}
• Armenia (1984)^[6]
• Violinbyggernes by (1985)^[6]
• Håndens skælven i november (1986)^[6]
• Vandspejlet (1989)^[6]
• Glemmesteder (1991)^[6]
• Støvets tyngde (1992)^[6]
• Ormene ved himlens port (1995)^[6]
• Egne digte ("Own Poems"), Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 289 pages (2000)^{[6] [7]}
• Drømmebroer ("Dream Bridges") (2000)^[6]
• Besøgstid ('Visiting Hours') (2007)^[8]

Awards

• 1990: Swedish Academy Nordic Prize
• 2000: Nordic Council's Literature Prize, for Drømmebroer ("Dream Bridges")

External links

• A Poet's Odyssey. A video interview with Henrik Nordbrandt Video by Louisiana Channel

Notes and References

1. https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-01-31-digteren-henrik-nordbrandt-er-dod Digteren Henrik Nordbrandt er død
2. Web site: Nordic Council Literature Prize list of winners . 25 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070626174735/http://www.norden.org/nr/pris/lit_pris/uk/arkiv.asp?&lang=&p_id=542 . 26 June 2007.
3. Web site: Poetry International Web . 13 June 2010 . 27 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727181037/http://denmark.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=432 . dead .
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=uTXiuub6Rx4C&dq=%22Henrik+Nordbrandt&pg=PA351 The Oxford guide to contemporary world literature by John Sturrock, pg 351
5. http://www.banas.art.pl/?q=en/image/tid/32 "Lysår/Light Years" 2010
6. Web page titled "Henrik Nordbrandt" at the Poetry International website, retrieved 29 January 2010
7. Web page titled "Henrik Nordbrandt" at the Literatur.siden website, retrieved 29 January 2010
8. van der Liet, Henk, translated by Russell Dees, "Images, Sounds and the Return of the Divine? Some Forays into Danish Poetry 2007", Danish Poetry Magazine, Spring 2008, retrieved 1 January 2010