Arnold Eidslott

Arnold Olav Eidslott (10 June 1926 – 19 April 2018) was a Norwegian poet.

He was born in Ålesund, and worked as a telegraphic engineer for the whole of his working life. From 1986 to 2018 he was the poet laureate.

Eidslott's Christian religion was central to his lyrics, and he was foremost in Norwegian religious literature. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature.[1] He died on 19 April 2018 at the age of 91.[2]

Johan Kvandal's composition "Underet in three parts, is based on Eidslott's poem of the same name. The parts that have been written are: "Krusifikset blør", "Josef av Arimateas klage" and "Den tomme grav".

Bibliography

  • Vinden taler til den døve poem (1953)
  • Vann og støv poem (1956)
  • Kronen av røk poem (1959)
  • Av dynd og Amazonas poem (1963)
  • Manes poem (1965)
  • Memento poem (1967)
  • Elegisk om sirkus poem (1970)
  • Ved midnatt da havet sank poem (1971)
  • Rekviem for Lasarus poem (1973)
  • Veien til Astapovo poem (1976)
  • Det forlatte øyeblikk poem (1978)
  • Den tause ambassadør poem (1980)
  • Flukten til katakombene poem (1982)
  • Adam imago Dei poem (1984)
  • Dikt i utvalg (1986)
  • Advarsel i kode poem (1987)
  • De navnløses kor poem (1989)
  • Under San Marcos murer poem (1991)
  • Lyset over den dømte poem (1993)
  • Pax Christi poem (1995)
  • Passchendaeles ruiner poem (1998)
  • Nettene under Kapp Horn poem (2000)
  • Davids nøkkel poem (2001)
  • Arameisk i Roma poem (2002)
  • Koret over Forum Romanum poem (2004)
  • Lyset fra Bach poem (2006)
  • Vinden blåser dit den vil poems (2008)
  • Postludium poems (2012)

Prizes

Works about the poet

Asbjørn Aarnes and Helge Nordahl (ed.) (2000): "Hellig hav: om Arnold Eidslotts diktning". Oslo: Verbum.

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References

  1. "Det Norske Akademi for Sprog og Litteratur" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  2. Arnold Eidslott er død (in Norwegian)


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