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Olav Hauge

GermanAugust 18, 1908 – May 5, 1994Poetry

Norwegian poet who spent most of his life tending an apple orchard and whose short, Zen-inflected poems are beloved throughout Scandinavia. He translated German Romanticism into Norwegian.

Works

  • GlorEarly lyrical collection from Norwegian rural poet influenced by mysticism→
  • Dropar i AustervindTitle translates to Drops in the East Wind, nature and spiritual seeking→
  • Pa Ormens VegTitle translates to On the Worm's Path, philosophical meditations on existence→
  • Collected PoemsComprehensive gathering of Hauge's lyric poetry emphasizing nature and solitude→

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