Terje Dragseth

Terje Dragseth

Terje Dragseth
Credit: Miguel Borzelli Arenas
Born 1955 (age 6061)
Kristiansand, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation Poet, author and film director

Terje Dragseth is a Norwegian poet, author and film director born in Kristiansand in 1955. He made his debut in 1980 with his collection of poems "Offerfesten". Since then he has published ten poem collections, and also published poems in anthologies and literary journals. In 1996, several of his poems from 1980–1995 were published in an anthology titled "Du. Dikt i utvalg."[1]

In 1997 a collection of short stories by Dragseth was published. This carried the title Den amerikanske turisten. Dragseth has also directed several short films since he studied to become a film director in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1983-87, and translated poetic works Laura Riding Jackson and Leonard Cohen.[1]

According to the Norwegian literary netjournal,[2] he has often been characterized as "an exstatic" in contemporary Norwegian poetry, and is considered to be one of the most prominent voices of his generation. He has asserted that humanism is central to his work, and was awarded The Humanist Award for 1998 by Høgskolen i Agder in 1998, and TRIZDAN VINDTORN POETRY PRICE 2012. [3]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Terje Dragseth". Kristiansand folkebibliotek. November 26, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  2. nypoesi.net Archived November 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "Kjærleikens revolusjon". Dagbladet. November 23, 2005.
  4. Tom Egil Hverven (December 15, 2005). "Kvitekråkas song" (in Norwegian). Norsk rikskringkasting. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
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