Sven Holm: Quick Facts

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Born	April 4, 1940 • Copenhagen • Denmark
Died	May 11, 2019 (aged 79) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Notable Works	“Den store fjende” • “Jomfrutur” • “Syg og munter” • “Syv passioner” • “Termush, Atlanterkysten”

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Jeppe Aakjær

Danish author

Jens Peter Jacobsen, detail of an oil painting by E. Josephson, 1879; in the Nationalhistoriske Museum at Frederiksborg, Denmark.

Jens Peter Jacobsen

Danish author

Martin Andersen Nexø.

Martin Andersen Nexø

Danish author

Henrik Pontoppidan, 1917.

Henrik Pontoppidan

Danish author

Hauch, Johannes Carsten

Johannes Carsten Hauch

Danish author

Drachmann

Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann

Danish author

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Poul Martin Møller

Danish author

Isak Dinesen, 1959

Isak Dinesen

Danish author

Meïr Aron Goldschmidt.

Meïr Aron Goldschmidt

Danish author

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Johannes V. Jensen

Danish author

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Tom Kristensen

Danish author and critic

Steen Steensen Blicher, detail of a drawing in pencil and India ink by E.-D. Baerentzen; in the Nationalhistoriske Museum at Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Denmark.

Steen Steensen Blicher

Danish author

Bernhard Severin Ingemann, detail of a pencil-and-watercolour drawing by H. Olrik, 1860; in the Nationalhistoriske Museum at Frederiksborg, Denmark.

Bernhard Severin Ingemann

Danish author

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Klaus Rifbjerg

Danish writer

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Hans Christian Branner

Danish author

Gjellerup

Karl Adolph Gjellerup

Danish writer

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Gustav Wied

Danish author

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William Heinesen

Danish Faeroese author

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Peter Seeberg

Danish author

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Herman Bang

Danish writer

4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

Famous Poets and Poetic Form

Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry

A Study of Poetry

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:

Poetry: First Lines