He fell asleep quietly on Sunday with his loved ones around him, his daughter Unn Falkeid informs NTB.
Falkeid was born on 19 December 1933 in Haugesund. He made his debut with “Through a Glass Shard” in 1962, and has since published over 20 collections of poems. Falkeid was considered one of our foremost contemporary poets.
In 1988 Falkeid lost a daughter, and the following year came “Another Sun” where the poems express different aspects of grief. The collection received rave reviews and was seen as Falkeid’s real breakthrough.
Brage’s honorary award
In 2011, at the age of 78, he received Brage’s honorary award for his poetry.
– This was a very nice confirmation that poems are still important, even in a time with a lot of entertainment such as soap operas and crime, the award winner told NTB.
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The jury pointed out in particular that Falkeid has written popularly and everyday in a modernist lyrical tradition. It also referred to the importance he has had for increasing the spread of poetry in Norway.
The king’s speech
In his New Year’s speech in 2015, King Harald opened by quoting from Falkeid’s poem “I will probably find out”, a poem many have sought solace in:
“Death is not as frightening as before.
People I loved
has walked in front and twig trail
They were woodcutters and mountaineers.
I’ll probably find out ».
– It was an unusually great honor, Falkeid told Haugesunds Avis that the king had used the poem in his speech.
Large audience
Vamp has composed music for a number of Falkeid’s lyrics, one of the most famous being the beautiful “Tir n’a Noir”.
Kolbein Falkeid has been translated into a large number of languages. In addition to Brage’s honorary award, he has received the prestigious Dobloug Award from the Swedish Academy. In 1998 he was a festival poet in Bergen.
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