Dikt

by Morten Øen

79 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Morten Øen is a prize-winning Norwegian poet and author. After attending the Writers Academy in Bø 1988, he had his debut as a poet with the book "In the green-shadows" in 1990. He has also been the assistant of photographer Dag Alveng from late 1990 to winter '91/'92, and his first art show as a photographer at Gallery Gahn in Oslo in 1992.
Øen has published more than ten collections of poetry, a translation of Michael Palmer's poetry, and several translated novels. He is a member of The Norwegian Writers Union. He is also a member of the photographical movement GFSNT, and The Union of Free Photographers associated with The Organization of Norwegian Artists. The last years Øen has been a guest lecturer at The Writers Academy in Bø, in the topics of poetry and movie-scripts. In addition to have attended several juried art exhibitions, he has also recieved the literary Oktober price and Haldis Moren Vesaas price. In 2010 he won Reader Seek Book's novel competition with the short novel "Ord for Hav" ("Words for Ocean").