100 Danish poems – from the medieval ballad to the present day
List of contents
Popular medieval ballads Ebbe Skammelsøn The maid in the guise of a bird
Leonora Christina Ulfeldt 1621–1698 Up, up, my mind and soul
Thomas Kingo 1634–1703 Weary of the world, and with heaven most dear To each his destiny
Jens Steen Sehested c. 1640–c. 1697 Sonnet (When I would banish hardship)
Hans Adolph Brorson 1694–1764 The fairest of roses Up! Everything that God has made
Ambrosius Stub 1705–1758 You rosebud sweet and fair The tiresome winter now is gone
Johan Herman Wessel 1742–85 Epitaph The poet’s epitaph upon himself
Johannes Ewald 1743–81 When I was ill The delights of Rungsted. An Ode Johannes Ewald’s last poetic sentiments
Jens Baggesen 1764–1826 When I was small
Schack Staffeldt 1769–1826 Initiation The One Sunset glow
Adam Oehlenschläger 1779–1850 The Gold horns Where are you now, you roses red?
Steen Steensen Blicher 1782–1848 Prelude The Starling
N.F.S. Grundtvig 1783–1872 The land of the living The bright blessed day with joy we see A simple, cheerful active life on earth
B.S. Ingemann 1789–1862 The sun that in the East does rise A castle stands ’neath western skies
Carsten Hauch 1790–1872 Death’s genius
J.L. Heiberg 1791–1860 Barcarole (Calm the night, unstirring)
Emil Aarestrup 1800–56 To a female friend Admonition
H. C. Andersen 1805–1875 That ancient tree, don’t let it fall
Holger Drachmann 1846–1908 Sakuntala
J.P. Jacobsen 1847–85 Forest rain
Viggo Stuckenberg (1863–190 Ingeborg (IV)
Ludvig Holstein 1864–1943 How fine it is today
Sophus Claussen 1865-1931 In the street I met while walking Creation
Jeppe Aakjær 1866–1930 Evening May night
Helge Rode 1870–1937 Snow
Johannes V. Jensen 1873–1950 On Memphis Station Solstice song
Thøger Larsen 1875–1928 Midday September night
Otto Gelsted 1888–1968 September
Bodil Bech 1889–1942 In the tram
Tom Kristensen 1893–1974 Angst It is Knud who is dead
Hulda Lütken 1896–1975 What have you done with your blue look?
Paul La Cour 1902–56 Now I pass into the stone
Jens August Schade 1903–1978 At the café Snow
Piet Hein 1905–96 Pedagogical Grook
Gustaf Munch-Petersen 1912–38 March a lucky day
Tove Meyer 1913–72 A stranger in the big city’s autumn
Halfdan Rasmussen 1915–2002 Something about finding understanding...
Tove Ditlevsen 1917–76 Twinkling lights Marriage
Thorkild Bjørnvig 1918–2004 September The grebe
Ole Sarvig 1921–81 The rain gauge Giant hogweed
Morten Nielsen 1922–44 Death Moment
Erik Knudsen 1922– 6 Schack Staffeldt
Ivan Malinowski 1926–89 Disjecta membra Mosquito song
Frank Jæger 1926–77 Sidenius in Esbjerg After the storm
Per Højholt 1928–2004 Precautionary measures Such and such a number of larks The unmistakable blackbird
Benny Andersen 1929– Svante’s happy day
Klaus Rifbjerg 1931– Refshale Island blackbird Remisevej
Inger Christensen 1935– June Nights
Jørgen Leth 1937– Fucking
Klaus Høeck 1938– Here then are the nine roses
Hans-Jørgen Nielsen 1941–91 8 3 pieces about nature
Peter Laugesen 1942– What I want to write about
Johannes L. Madsen 1942–2000 spilt out sputtering with acid
Henrik Nordbrandt 1945– China observed through Greek rain in café turque The city of violin makers
Dan Turèll 1946–93 To be beat
Marianne Larsen 1951- Snow White
Pia Tafdrup 1952– June dream
F.P. Jac 1955– i’ve been on the booze
Bo Green Jensen 1955– The swimmer
Søren Ulrik Thomsen 1956– Sun rise Dentist. Grave. Wedding ring’
Michael Strunge 1958–86 Speed of life The machinery of night 19 June 1983, 25 years old. Copenhagen
Simon Grotrian 1961– Ode to an oak tree
Pia Juul 1962– But I didn’t want what I wanted either
Naja Marie Aidt 1963- April 4th