Steinar Opstad Explained

Steinar Opstad
Birth Date:28 June 1971
Birth Place:Stokke, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:Poet
Genre:Poetry
Period:1996 - present

Steinar Opstad (born 28 June 1971 in Stokke) is a Norwegian poet. He made his literary debut in 1996 with the poetry collection Tavler og bud, which earned him Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris.[1]

He was awarded the Aschehoug Prize in 2003 and the Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award in 2015.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Steinar Opstad . Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter . Petter Henriksen . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo. no. 29 June 2010.
  2. https://www.nrk.no/vestfold/arets-vinner-av-wildenvey-prisen-1.12387932 Udnes, Linn. 2015. Ã…rets vinner av Wildenvey-prisen. NRK (June 1).