Spring-flod

by Pia Tafdrup

Tafdrup's poetry is described as intelligent, sensual, modern, and accessible without being simplistic. This is her fourth and most popular collection.

135 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

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.