Halfdan Rasmussen

Halfdan Rasmussen

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.

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". [cite web|title=pinkfloydhyperbase.dk|url=http://pinkfloydhyperbase.dk/solo/eachsmallcandle.htm|accessdate=2007-10-18]

References

ee also

* Ikke Bødlen
* The Ladder

External links

* [http://home.hetnet.nl/~nickgielkens/who_rogerlyrics.htm Who is Who] - The story behind "Each Small Candle".


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