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Inger Christensen
Danish poet
Quick Facts
- Born:
- Jan. 16, 1935, Vejle, Den.
- Died:
- Jan. 2, 2009, Copenhagen (aged 73)
- Notable Works:
- “Alphabet”
- “It”
- “Light and Grass”
Inger Christensen (born Jan. 16, 1935, Vejle, Den.—died Jan. 2, 2009, Copenhagen) was a Danish poet whose linguistically sophisticated work explores the interconnections of language, fiction, and reality. The daughter of a tailor living on Denmark’s Jutland coast, she graduated from Vejle Gymnasium in 1954 and studied at Teachers’ College in Århus. While a student she began publishing poems and met the poet and critic Poul Borum, who was her mentor and (1959–76) husband. She taught briefly (1963–64) at the College for Arts in Holbæk before devoting herself exclusively to writing. Her early collections include Lys (1962; “Light”) and Græs ...(100 of 231 words)