Halfdan Rasmussen
Halfdan Rasmussen (born January 29, 1915 in Copenhagen ; † March 2, 2002 ) was a Danish poet and resistance fighter .
Life
Rasmussen was a resistance fighter against the German occupation during World War II . In 1958 he was awarded the Danish literature prize De Gyldne Laurbær for his collection of poems "Torso", which were created while traveling through Greece. He became famous for his poems during the German occupation until 1945. His anti-militarist poems are strongly caricatured and naively expressive. The grotesquely funny manner defused the disaster. The poems were illegally distributed in print. Later, his language games had a broad impact through short rhymes in so-called nonsense children's book literature.
Awards
- 1988 Grand Prize of the Danish Academy for his emancipatory and enlightenment work .
effect
One of his poems “Ikke Bødlen” was featured in a book on human rights published by Amnesty International in 1979 . The opening lines found in a song by Roger Waters : "Each Small Candle".
literature
- Halfdan Rasmussen: Halfdan's ABC from Anton to Zebra . AN ABECEDEBRA. Reinbeker Children's Books (Carlsen), Reinbek 1970 (pictures by IB Spang Olsen. A. d. Dän. Translated by James Krüss).
- Halfdan Rasmussen: Hocus pocus . Enjoyable children's poems. Carlsen, Reinbek 1973, ISBN 3-551-51035-0 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rasmussen, Halfdan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish poet and resistance fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 2002 |