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Kurt Narvesen
Kurt Narvesen (21 October 1948 – 9 May 2024) was a Norwegian poet and translator. Personal life Narvesen was born in Arendal on 21 October 1948. He died in Oslo on 9 May 2024. Career Narvesen made his literary debut in 1975, with the poetry collection , where he asks questions such as "What age am I from / where am I going / which star is my next beginning?" Further collections are (1976), (1977), and (1979), reporting from his travels to places like Switzerland, Caucasus and Crete. His collections from the 1980s include (1982), (1985), and (1990). His collection from 1981 is a collection of translated American and English poetry. He issued a translation of poetry by Walt Whitman into Norwegian language in 1984 (titled ), in collaboration with Håvard Rem Håvard Rem (born 7 February 1959, Oslo) is a Norwegian poet. Lyrics and poetry Rem made his book debut in 1977 with ''Kall på heltene'', a collection of poetry. His ''Selected Poems'' has been published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arendal
Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Arendal (town), city of Arendal (which is also the seat of Agder county). Some of the notable villages in Arendal include Rykene, Eydehavn, Færvik, Strengereid, Kongshavn, Kilsund, Brattekleiv, Torsbudalen, Longum, Aust-Agder, Longum, Saltrød, Staubø, Vrengen, Aust-Agder, Vrengen, and Kolbjørnsvik. The offices of UNEP/GRID-Arendal are also located in the city of Arendal. The municipality is the 273rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Arendal is the 23rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 45,509. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 6.3% over the previous 10-year period. General information Municipal history The town of Arendal was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
