Henrik Nordbrandt
Henrik Nordbrandt is a Danish poet, novelist and essayist. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the poetry collection Digte. He was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2000 for the poetry collection' Drømmebroer.
Although a Danish writer he has spent much of his life in the Mediterranean and this is said to have had an influence on his writing.
In 2007 the Polish painter Kasia Banas carried out a project including paintings inspired by the poetry of Henrik Nordbrandt.Works
- Digte
- Miniaturer
- Syvsoverne
- Omgivelser
- Opbrud og ankomster, Copenhagen: Gylandal, 72 pages
- Ode til blæksprutten og andre kærlighedsdigte, Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 55 pages
- Glas Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 53 pages
- Istid
- Guds hus
- Breve fra en ottoman
- Rosen fra Lesbos
- Spøgelseslege
- Forsvar for vinden under døren
- Armenia
- 84 digte ; Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 125 pages
- Armenia
- Violinbyggernes by
- Håndens skælven i november
- Vandspejlet
- Glemmesteder
- Støvets tyngde
- Ormene ved himlens port
- Egne digte, Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 289 pages
- Drømmebroer
- Besøgstid
Awards
- Nordic Council's Literature Prize 2000, for Drømmebroer
- In 1990 he was awarded the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize.
