#firsergenerationen

Jens Fink-Jensen was part of the ‘80s generation of Danish poets, nourished under the wing of Poul Borum, the then editor of Hvedekorn. Fink-Jensen has moved on to travel and photo books, and an active career on the library lecture circuit where he presents a multimedia show with self-composed music and effects. He is also a trained architect and multimedia designer and has worked for radio for a number of years.

Bo Green Jensen (b. Dec. 18, 1955) is a Danish poet, critic and film reviewer. He is the author of 40 books in many genres: poems, essays, memoirs, young adult fiction etc. I’ve admired his work since his debut collection Requiem & Mass from 1981, esp. his bold appropriations from his English language idols and masters.

Here is a tiny excerpt from his Dylan-inspired collection Filtret ind i Blåt (Tangled up in Blue) from 1987. These are the closing lines, written in rhyming pentameter, which is hard to do in Danish. I’ve translated it as best I could.

Danish poet Klavs Bondebjerg would have been 66 today, but unfortunately he died 15 years ago. He had his debut collection out in 1982 -  the first of six volumes of poetry. He worked for Danish Radio as a journalist and also wrote travel books.

Danish poet, Peter (Vind) Huss is 60 today!

Danish poet and novelist Juliane Preisler turns 60 today. Her debut was in Hvedekorn, as so many other 80s poets in Denmark, and since then she has published about 30 books, mostly with Gyldendal.