Kolbein Falkeid
Kolbein Falkeid (born December 19, 1933 in Haugesund ; † June 27, 2021 ) was a Norwegian poet . He mainly wrote everyday poetry in the modernist tradition. His choice of motifs ranges from the local Vestland coast to Italy and Africa. His poems often express a global understanding and international solidarity.
Live and act
In 1962, Falkeid graduated from the University of Oslo with a degree in philosophy . From 1963 to 1966 he was a lecturer at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster . For many years, Falkeid was a lecturer at Haugesund / Skeisvang Videregående Skole . Between 1973 and 1974 he received a grant from the Norwegian General Research Council ( Norges Allmenvitenskaplige Forskningsråd ). After his debut with the Norwegian publisher JW Cappelen, he published 25 books of fiction, which have been translated into 19 languages. From 1967 the author was a member of the Norwegian Writers' Association ( Den Norske Forfatterforening ). From 1990 Falkeid was a copywriter for the western Norwegian band Vamp . In 1998 he was the festival poet of the year during the festival in Bergen ( Festspillene i Bergen ). He died on June 27, 2021 at the age of 87.
Works
Poems
- Gjennom et glass-skår (1962)
- Vi (1966)
- Dissonans (1968)
- Travel Otater (1973)
- Horisontene (1975)
- Opp- og utbrudd (1978)
- Vagabondering (1979)
- Noen skritt unna (1980)
- Redningsforsøk (1983)
- De andre (1983)
- Nå (1983)
- Gledpunkter (1985)
- Kaffekjelens vinger (1988)
- En annen sol (1989)
- Gjest (1995)
- Utrøstelig bøddel (1997)
- Enslige utsikter (2000)
- Utestengt (2001)
- Vind, eple (2003)
expenditure
- Trekket vestover: utvalgte dikt Foreword by Paal-Helge Haugen (1984)
- Bølgelengder: dikt i utvalg by Paal-Helge Haugen (Bokklubbens lyrikkvenner, 1991) (Cappelen, 1993)
- De store strendenes samtale: dikt i utvalg by Paal-Helge Haugen (1998)
- Samlede dict (2003)
- Utvalgte dikt , by Paal-Helge Haugen (2005)
Factual prose
- Torv: slit og trivsel på Haugalandet ( Lokalhistorisk stiftelse, 1998)
- Haugalandet: ferd i folk og natur (Wigestrand forlag, 1999)
Spectacles
- Terrorists (1980)
Re-seals
- Africa, Middle Africa (1974)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor : Senghor's singer (1976)
Prices
- Cappelenprisen (Prize of the Cappelen publishing house) 1985
- Doblougprisen (Swedish Academy) 1993
- Stavanger Aftenbladets Kulturpris 1994
- Prøysenprisen 1996
- Order of Saint Olav 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lyrikeren Kolbein Falkeid he død. Norsk rikskringkasting, June 27, 2021, accessed on June 27, 2021 .
- ↑ Lyrikeren Kolbein Falkeid he død. Dagbladet , June 27, 2021, accessed June 27, 2021 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Falkeid, Kolbein |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haugesund |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 2021 |