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Rolf Jacobsen

Rolf Jacobsen

NorwegianMarch 8, 1907 – February 20, 1994Poetry

Norwegian poet who introduced modernism to Norwegian poetry in 1933 and wrote consistently until old age. He is one of the most beloved Norwegian poets of the century.

Works

  • Jord og JernTitle translates to Earth and Iron, poems of labor and place→
  • VrimmelCollection exploring quotidian experience and ordinary human consciousness→
  • Stillheten EfterpaTitle translates to Silence After, contemplative later work→
  • HeadlinesPoems on contemporary events, political upheaval, and modern anxiety→
  • North in the WorldCollection positioning Norway and its people within broader geographic consciousness→

Related

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