Bjørn Aamodt

Bjørn Aamodt (24 February 1944 – 29 April 2006) was a Norwegian seaman, industrial worker and poet.

He made his literary debut with the poetry collection Tilegnet in 1973. Aamodt was awarded Gyldendal's Endowment jointly with Kjersti Scheen in 1994, the Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize in 1997, and the Dobloug Prize in 2003. He was twice nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1995 for ABC and again in 1998 for Anchorage.

Selected works Tilegnet - 1973 Knuter, Mulm og andre dikt - 1980 Stå - 1990 ABC - 1994 Anchorage - 1997 Atom - 2002 Arbeidsstykker og atten tauverk - 2004 Avskjed - 2010