Inger Hagerup

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Inger Hagerup (b. April 12, 1905 in Bergen, Norway – February 6, 1985) was a Norwegian author, playwright and poet. She is mostly known for her lyric poetry, but has also been recognized for writing many important theatrical pieces. She published her first poetry collection, "Jeg gikk meg vill i skogene", in 1939. She is also the mother of two distinct authors, Klaus Hagerup and Helge Hagerup.

During World War II, she is known for having been opposed to the German occupation of Norway, writing many aggressive lyrics against what she saw as a brutal and careless enemy, such as in "Aust Vågøy". The latter was inspired by the Telavåg incident, and is considered one of the greatest Norwegian poems of the 20th century. Many Norwegians can recite the first lines, "De brente våre gårder. De drepte våre menn" (They burnt our homes. They murdered our men).

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Jeg gikk meg vill i skogene, 1939
Flukten til Amerika, 1942
Videre, Stockholm 1944, Oslo 1945
Den syvende natt, 1947
Sånn vil du ha meg. 30 utvalgte dikt om kjærlighet, 1949
Så rart (children's poetry), 1950
Mitt skip seiler, 1951
Hilsen fra Katarina, 1953
Drømmeboken, 1955
Den tredje utvei (drama), 1956
Strofe med vinden, 1958
Lille Persille (children's poetry), 1961
Fra hjertets krater, 1964
Dikt i utvalg, 1965
Det kommer en pike gående, 1965
Hva skal du her nede?, 1966
Trekkfuglene og skjæra, 1967
Ut og søke tjeneste, 1968
Østenfor kjærlighet, vestenfor drøm (short stories), edited by Karin Beate Vold, 1977
Samlede dikt, 1985