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Annemette Kure Andersen
Annemette Kure Andersen (born 1962) is a Danish poet and literary editor. Her poetry has been translated into several languages including English. Biography Born in Ribe, Andersen matriculated from Ribe Cathedral School in 1981. She went on to study Italian literature at Aarhus University and University of Siena, Siena University, graduating in Italian poetry in 1990. She worke d as a critic and translator, and was a freelance publisher's reader. In 1996, she became editor of ''Hvedekorn'', an important Danish literary journal. After her debut with ''Dicentra Spectabilis'' in 1991, she translated poems by Giuseppe Ungaretti into Danish. Her own symbolism (arts), symbolist poetry is suggestive, evoking nature and hardly imperceptible mood changes in human relationships. Some of her poetry have been translated into English by the American poet Thom Satterlee (born 1967). Works Annemette Kure Andersen's works include: * Dicentra Spectabilis (poems), Borgen (1991) * Espalier (poems), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribe
Ribe () is a town in south-west Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 8,257 (2022). It is the seat of the Diocese of Ribe covering southwestern Jutland. Until 1 January 2007, Ribe was the seat of both a surrounding municipality and county. It is now part of the enlarged Esbjerg Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark. History The town was a center of commercial activity in the early 8th century, and this may have originated with royal influence. Coins may have been struck there in 720. Whichever king was involved in the digging of the Kanhave Canal may have been involved in the establishment of Ribe also. Trade contacts were mostly with Frisia and England. Of the over 300 sceatas found in Denmark, 216 come from in or around Ribe, most of them the Wodan type, and these were likely minted in Ribe in the early eighth century. The Ancient Diocese of Ribe was established in 948 with the consecration of Leofdag of Ribe as its first bishop. Early in the ninth century a 2-met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
