Sissal Kampmann (born 1974) is a Faroese poet. She grew up in

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in the

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. After finishing the Faroese

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(in Faroese called Studentaskúli, in Danish: Gymnasium) in

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, she moved to

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to study Nordic literature at the

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. She published her first poetry collection in 2011, while living in

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. The poems were written in Faroese and were published by the Faroese-owned ''Forlaget Eksil''. In September 2012 she received the Klaus Rifbjerg's Debutant Prize.

Bibliography

Poems

* 2016 - ''Sunnudagsland'', Mentanargrunnur Studentafelgasins * 2014 - Hyasinttíð, (“Hyacinth time”) Mentanargrunnur Studentafelgasins * 2013 - ''4D''. Copenhagen, Forlaget Eksil. * 2012 - Endurtøkur. Copenhagen, Forlaget Eksil. * 2011 - Ravnar á ljóðleysum flogi – yrkingar úr uppgongdini. Copenhagen, Forlaget Eksil.

Prizes and grants

*2013 - One year grant from the Mentanargrunnur Landsins (Faroese Cultural Fund)Aktuelt.fo
Sissal og Hanni fingu starvsløn í eitt ár (''in Faroese'') *2012 - Klaus Rifbjerg's Debutant Prize

References

21st-century Faroese poets Faroese writers Faroese-language poets Faroese women writers Living people People from Vestmanna Municipality 1974 births Faroese women poets 21st-century Danish women writers {{faroes-bio-stub