Henning Kramer Dahl

Henning Kramer Dahl (29 April 1962 – 7 March 2017) was a Norwegian poet, essayist and translator.

Henning Kramer Dahl
Born(1962-04-29)29 April 1962
Oslo, Norway
Died7 March 2017(2017-03-07) (aged 54)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationPoet, translator and essayist

Dahl was born in Oslo. He made his literary debut in 1983 with the poetry collection Barfrost, with poems rich in spiritual metaphors. His next collections, Dansestykker for legeme og stillhet (1984) and Et annet rom et annet hjerte (1987), contain love poems and poems about nature. In 1989 he published the satirical collection Hvite lam. Later collections are Solsikkemuskel (1991), Værhårmusikk (1995), Hundehymner, benhuspoesi (2000) and Månen er borte (2003). His essay collection Tiden leger alle sår was published in 1996. He has translated poetry into Norwegian language, including works of Leonard Cohen, Sylvia Plath, Fernando Pessoa and Derek Walcott.[1][2]

He resided at Stabekk.[3] He died from heart failure in March 2017.[4]

References
  1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Henning Kramer Dahl". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. Rottem, Øystein (1998). "Henning Kramer Dahl – verdikonservativ tidskritikk". Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). 3. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 543–545. ISBN 82-02-16426-5.
  3. "50 år". Budstikka (in Norwegian). 28 April 2012. p. 58.
  4. Magne Furuholmen, Håkon Harket, Lasse Kolsrud, Fredrik Skavlan (12 March 2017). "Nekrolog: Henning Kramer Dahl". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 March 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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