Halfdan Rasmussen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Halfdan Rasmussen (January 29, 1915 in Copenhagen – March 2, 2002) was a Danish poet. He was known for his nonsensical children's verse and his serious adult writings about social issues and human rights.

Contents

[edit] Career

Rasmussen was a resistance fighter during the German occupation He became very well known and respected as a poet, nearly becoming a national poet of Denmark. One of his poems, Ikke Bødlen, was featured as one of the best poems on Human Rights on a 1979 book published by Amnesty International Denmark, and would be later translated into the first verse of Roger Waters' song Each Small Candle.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ pinkfloydhyperbase.dk. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

  • Who is Who - The story behind Each Small Candle.
 This article about a Danish writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.