Pia Tafdrup is a Danish writer; primarily a poet, she has also written a novel and two plays, as well as works for radio. Pia Tafdrup's work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages, and her poetry collections "Spring Tide" (1989) and "Queen's Gate" (2001) have been translated into English. She was elected as a member of the Danish Literary Academy in 1989; she was awarded the Nordic Council's Literary Prize in 1999, and the Swedish Academy's Nordic Prize in 2006. In 2001, she was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.
Hvid feber af Pia Tafdrup er en rigtig god digtsamling... Det er let at se, hvorfor Pia Tafdrup er en af Danmarks allerbedste poeter... Digtene i denne samling udtrykker med meget få ord, hvad poesi kan, når det er allerbedst... få ord - mange billeder... lyse og mørke digte blander sig med hinanden... Det er første gang jeg læser en af PTs tidlige digtsamling... Jeg har kun læst brudstykker af hendes tidlige lyrik i samling " Springet over Skygger". Jeg har læst PT siden 1994, hvor jeg købte Territorialsang...Jeg har læst alt, hvad hun har skrevet siden... Jeg glæder mig altid til at læse digte fra Pia Tafdrups hånd...