Kate Næss (30 July 1938 – 15 July 1987) was a Norwegian poet and translator. She was born in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

, and was married to theatre director

Janken Varden Jan Fredrik "Janken" Varden (born 6 April 1938) is a graduate of The University of Oslo, Law School, stage director and theatre educator. He was born in Oslo. In 1966 he married poet Kate Næss (died 1987), and from 1989 he lived with Danish actres ...

. She made her literary debut in 1962 with the poetry collection ''Billedskrift''. Later collections were ''Mørkerommet'' from 1964 and ''Blindgjengere'' from 1969. She was among the pioneers of

Club 7 Club 7 was a cultural club in Oslo, Norway, active from 1963 to 1985. It was regarded a centre for counterculture in Norway in the 1960s through the 1970s. There was a wide tolerance for alternative lifestyles, including homosexuality. History Clu ...

in Oslo, and is credited for inventing the name of the club. Poet

Jan Erik Vold Jan Erik Vold (born 18 October 1939) is a Norwegian lyric poet, jazz vocal reciter, translator and author. He was a core member of the so-called "''Profil'' generation", the circle attached to the literary magazine ''Profil''. Throughout his care ...

has labeled her the "secret queen of the sixties".

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