Keywords
Nis Petersen, poetry, translation, Denmark, death
Abstract
Very litte of Nis Petersen's poetry has been translated into English, and yet he is regarded as one of Denmark's finest poets in this century. In the following I offer readers of The Bridge translations and interpretations of four poems that deal with death, a subject that concerned Petersen over a considerable period of time. The reader should be cautioned, however, not to deem the poems typical of the poet. Death is one of many themes that run through his work. I have reproduced the originals here from the poet's Samlede Digte. ed. Hans Brix, Gyldendal, 1951 .
Recommended Citation
Sorensen, Otto M.
(1981)
"Four Poems on Death by Nis Petersen,"
The Bridge: Vol. 1:
No.
6, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thebridge/vol1/iss6/10
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