| Kurt Narvesen | |
| Birth Date: | 21 October 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Arendal, Norway |
| Death Place: | Oslo |
| Occupation: | Poet and translator |
Kurt Narvesen (21 October 1948 – 9 May 2024) was a Norwegian poet and translator.
Narvesen was born in Arendal on 21 October 1948.
He died in Oslo on 9 May 2024.[1]
Narvesen made his literary debut in 1975, with the poetry collection Norwegian: Steppene, where he asks questions such as "What age am I from / where am I going / which star is my next beginning?" Further collections are Norwegian: Ararat (1976), Norwegian: Til Vannmannens terskel (1977), and Norwegian: Smil, Sinbad! (1979), reporting from his travels to places like Switzerland, Caucasus and Crete. His collections from the 1980s include Norwegian: Gjenkomst i mai (1982), Norwegian: Ved bredden (1985), and Norwegian: Favntak (1990).
His collection Norwegian: Blomsterelskeren og andre gjendiktninger fra amerikansk og engelsk poesi from 1981 is a collection of translated American and English poetry. He issued a translation of poetry by Walt Whitman into Norwegian language in 1984 (titled Norwegian: Tilegnet den usynlige verden), in collaboration with Håvard Rem.