Helge Rykkja
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Helge Rykkja is a Norwegian
author, poet, teacher and politician.
He was born in Mysen
, started working at a lower secondary school in Kragerø
in 1974 and took the cand.philol. degree in 1979. From 1966 to 1970 he was an editorial board member of the radical periodical Profil
, and from 1968 he was a chief editor. He represented the Red Electoral Alliance
in Kragerø city council from 1987 to 2003; some times as a deputy representative. He also worked to free Adem Demaçi
from prison in 1990.
He made his lyrical debut in 1966 with the poetry collection Bok. When it was re-released in 1997, it acquired "a certain classic status", according to conservative newspaper Aftenposten
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
author, poet, teacher and politician.
He was born in Mysen
Mysen
Mysen is the administrative center of the municipality of Eidsberg in the county of Østfold in Norway.Between 1920 and 1961, it was a separate municipality. Mysen became an independent municipality on 1 July 1920 when it was spun off from Eidsberg. On 1 January 1961 Mysen was merged again with...
, started working at a lower secondary school in Kragerø
Kragerø
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø....
in 1974 and took the cand.philol. degree in 1979. From 1966 to 1970 he was an editorial board member of the radical periodical Profil
Profil (magazine)
profil is an Austrian news magazine. It was founded in 1970 by Oscar Bronner, who also founded the magazine Trend and the daily newspaper Der Standard....
, and from 1968 he was a chief editor. He represented the Red Electoral Alliance
Red Electoral Alliance
Red Electoral Alliance was an alliance of left-wing groups formed into a Norwegian political party to promote revolutionary far-left ideals into the Norwegian parliament...
in Kragerø city council from 1987 to 2003; some times as a deputy representative. He also worked to free Adem Demaçi
Adem Demaçi
Adem Demaçi is a Kosovo Albanian writer and politician and a longtime political prisoner who spent a total of 28 years in prison for speaking out against the poor treatment of the Albanian minority in Yugoslavia as well as criticizing communism and the regime of Josip Broz Tito...
from prison in 1990.
He made his lyrical debut in 1966 with the poetry collection Bok. When it was re-released in 1997, it acquired "a certain classic status", according to conservative newspaper Aftenposten
Aftenposten
Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
.
Books
- Bok (Poems, 1966, Kommet; Re-released in 1997, Aschehoug Forlag)
- Poesi (Poems, 1968, Pax Forlag)
- Kommune (Poems, 1979, Oktober Forlag)
- Draken i solbærbuskane (Poems, 1982, Oktober Forlag)
- Blokka ungeberget (Book for Children, 1983, Oktober Forlag)
- Formalisten (Novel, 1984, Arbeidern Forlag)
- Filosofi, sa du. Ein Syklut (Poems, 1994, AschehougAschehougH. Aschehoug & Co , commonly known as Aschehoug, is one of the largest independent publishing companies in Norway. -History:...
Forlag) - Eit kjærleikstema (Poems, 1997, Aschehoug Forlag)
- Eit hus mellom andre (Poems, 2003, Aschehoug Forlag)
- Slutningar til knes (Poems, 2004, Aschehoug Forlag)