1. Aagot Vinterbo-Hohr (1936)

Norwegian Poet

Aagot Vinterbo-Hohr is a Norwegian physician and writer. She made her literary début in 1987 with the text collection Palimpsest for which she was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. She...

2. Jan Erik Vold (1939)

Norwegian Poet

Jan Erik Vold is a Norwegian lyric poet Jazz vocal reciter translator and author. He was a core member of the so-called Profil generation the circle attached to the literary...

3. Tor Ulven (Unknow)

Norwegian Poet

Tor Ulven was a Norwegian poet. He is considered one of the major poets of the Norwegian post-war era and won several major literary prizes in Norwegian literature. His early...

4. Hermann Starheimsæter (1950)

Norwegian Poet

Hermann Starheimsæter is a Norwegian poet and novelist. He made his literary debut in 1980 with the poetry collection Lungeblæretre. Other books are the collection Knutepunkt from 1988 the short...

5. Torild Wardenær (Unknow)

Norwegian Poet

Torild Wardenær is a Norwegian poet and playwright. She hails from Stavanger. She made her literary debut 1994 with the poetry collection I pionértiden which earned her Aschehoug's debutant prize....

6. Jo Eggen (1952)

Norwegian Poet

Jo Eggen is a Norwegian poet. He made his literary début in 1980 with the poetry collection Ting og tings skygger for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris....

7. Gunnar Wærness (1971)

Norwegian Poet

Gunnar Wærness is a Norwegian poet. He made his literary début in 1999 with the poetry collection Kongesplint for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. Among his other...

8. Bjørn Aamodt (Unknow)

Norwegian Poet

Bjørn Aamodt was a Norwegian poet. He was born in Bærum and died in Oslo. He worked as a sailor metal worker and social worker. He made his literary debut...

9. Christian Braunmann Tullin (1728)

Norwegian Poet

Christian Braunmann Tullin was a Norwegian businessman and poet born in Christiania. He was city manager for Christiania from 1763 and was also Chairman for the Board of Customs and...

10. Terje Johanssen (1942)

Norwegian Poet

Terje Johanssen was a Norwegian poet. He made his literary debut in 1975 with the poetry collection Vegen å gå. He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1983 shared with...

11. Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (1970)

Norwegian Poet

Þjóðólfr of Hvinir was a Norwegian skald. He is considered to have been the original author of Ynglingatal a poem glorifying the Norwegian petty king Ragnvald the Mountain-High by...

12. Herman Wildenvey (1885)

Norwegian Poet

Herman Wildenvey born Herman Theodor Portaas was one of the most prominent Norwegian poets of the twentieth century. During his lifetime he published 44 books of his own poetry in...

13. Cille Gad (1675)

Norwegian Poet

Cille Gad was a Norwegian poet and culture personality. She was also well known as a female academic something regarded as notable during by her contemporaries. She was the daughter...

14. Øystein Wingaard Wolf (1958)

Norwegian Poet

Øystein Wingaard Wolf is a Norwegian poet and author living and working in Oslo. Since his debut in 1980 he has published numerous books of poetry as well as three...

15. Tarjei Vesaas (1897)

Norwegian Poet

Tarjei Vesaas was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Born in Vinje Telemark Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its...

16. Ingrid Storholmen (1976)

Norwegian Poet

Ingrid Storholmen is a Norwegian poet and literary critic. She made her literary debut in 2001 with the poetry collection Krypskyttarloven. Among her other collections are Siriboka from 2007 and...

17. Henning H. Bergsvåg (1974)

Norwegian Poet

Henning Havnerås Bergsvåg is a Norwegian poet. His bibliography includes the titles Newfoundland Nattarbeid Nemesis Over elven Tweed and Den engelske hagen all on the publishing house Gyldendal.

18. Arnold Eidslott (1926)

Norwegian Poet

Arnold Olav Eidslott is a Norwegian poet. He was born in Ålesund and worked as a telegraphic engineer for the whole of his working life.

19. Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896)

Norwegian Poet

Gunnar Reiss-Andersen was a Norwegian lyric poet and author. Born in southern Norway in Larvik municipality Reiss-Andersen went to sea at 17 years of age sailing the Baltic and North...

20. Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson (1955)

Norwegian Poet

Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson was a Norwegian poet children's writer and translator born in Iceland. He made his literary debut in 1973 with the poetry collection Manus. Among his children's books...

21. Ellen Einan (1931)

Norwegian Poet

Ellen Einan was a Norwegian poet and illustrator. She made her literary debut in 1982 with the poetry collection Den gode engsøster. She was awarded the Aschehoug Prize in 2002.

22. Marie Wexelsen (Unknow)

Norwegian Poet

Marie Wexelsen was a Norwegian poet children's writer and novelist born in Østre Toten Oppland. She published her first novel in 1858 Vesle-Kari eller de Forældreløse under the signature I....

23. Kristofer Randers (Unknow)

Norwegian Poet

Kristofer Randers was a Norwegian poet and theatre critic He made his literary debut in 1879 with the poetry collection Med Lyre og Lanse. His travel guide book on Sunnmøre...

24. Halvor Roll (1929)

Norwegian Poet

Halvor Roll was a Norwegian poet novelist and translator. He was born in Trondheim. He made his literary debut in 1967 with the novel Barnekrigen. Among his poetry collections are...

25. Odd Abrahamsen (Unknow)

Norwegian Poet

Odd Abrahamsen was a Norwegian poet. He was born in Fredrikstad. Among his collections are Om det finnes en stillhet Nedslag and Makten skal tie. He was awarded the Riksmål...

26. Triztán Vindtorn (1942)

Norwegian Poet

Triztán Vindtorn born Kjell Erik Larsen was a Norwegian poet and performance artist from Drammen. He made his literary debut with the poetry collection Sentrifuge in 1970. His latest collections...

27. Thorvald Steen (1954)

Norwegian Poet

Thorvald Steen is a Norwegian writer and government scholar. He made his literary debut in 1983 and has subsequently published a wide range of novels plays collections of poems books...

28. Sigmund Skard (1903)

Norwegian Poet

Sigmund Skard was a Norwegian poet essayist and professor of literature. He was born in Kristiansand as a son of educators Matias Skard and Gyda Christensen. He was a nephew...

29. Henrik Wergeland (1808)

Norwegian Poet

Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright polemicist historian and linguist. He is often described as a leading pioneer...

30. Edvard Storm (1749)

Norwegian Poet

Edvard Storm was a poet from Vågå Oppland Norway. He was the son of Johan Storm the priest in Vågå and his second wife Ingeborg Birgitta Røring. The first 7...

31. Einar Skjæraasen (Unknow)

Norwegian Poet

Einar Skjæraasen was a Norwegian author and poet a longtime resident of Trysil. He was a parliamentary ballot candidate for the Liberal Party from the constituency Oslo in 1957.

32. Birgitte Christine Kaas (1682)

Norwegian Poet

Birgitte Christine Kaas married Huitfeldt was a Norwegian poet and translator of psalms. A member of the Kaas family she was the daughter of Governor of Christiania and Trondheim Hans...