Tone Hødnebø

Tone Hødnebø (born 5 November 1962) is a Norwegian poet, translator and magazine editor.

Tone Hødnebø
Born	(1962-11-05) 5 November 1962 (age 62) Oslo, Norway
Education	Philologist
Occupation(s)	Poet Translator Magazine editor
Awards	Dobloug Prize (2005)

Literary career

Hødnebø made her literary début in 1989 with Larm. She was a co-editor of the magazine Vagant from 1990 to 1997.^[1] Literary historian Øystein Rottem compared her poetic style in her next collection, Mørkt kvadrat from 1994, with poets such as Rolf Jacobsen and Sigbjørn Obstfelder.^[2] Later collections include Pendel (1997), Stormstigen (2002), Nedtegnelser (2007), and Nytte og utførte gjerninger (2016). She has also translated poetry by Emily Dickinson and Anne Carson into Norwegian language.^[1]

Hødnebø was awarded Sult-prisen [no] in 2003, and the Dobloug Prize in 2005.^[1] She received Gyldendalprisen [no] in 2018 (for 2017).^[3]

Early and personal life

Hødnebø was born in Oslo in 1962,^[1] and is educated as philologist.^[2]