Erik Knudsen

Danish author Erik Knudsen (1922-2007) wrote 17 poetry collections along with dozens of pieces for Danish radio, TV, and theater. He was also an editor and a translator of plays and poetry. A staunch opponent to war, Knudsen’s works’ central themes often involve contrasting the beautiful and the inherently valuable with the debatable but seemingly necessary actions of western societies.

Works

Credo

Credo by Erik Knudsen, translated by Michael Goldman. This piece appears in Subprimal Poetry Art/Music issue #13