Hulda Lütken

Hulda Dagny Lütken (1896–1946) was a Danish poet and novelist. The underlying theme in her nine poetry collections and five novels is the conflict between desire and moral purity. Her first novel, Degnens Hus (The Deacon's House, 1929), is based on her own experience of two very different parents. Initially writing rather traditional rhyming verse, Drømmen (The Dream), published in 1940, was the first of more experimental works. In 1943, with her memoir Mennesket paa Lerfødder (A Person with Feet of Clay) she embarked on a period of self-reflection questioning her gender identity.

Early life Born on 5 October 1896 in Elling near Frederikshavn in the far north of Jutland, Hulda Dagny Lütken was the daughter of the schoolmaster Jens Peter Lütken (1859–1919) and his wife Anna Nielsine Martine née Nielsen (1869–1955). In December 1917, she married the plumber Jens Kristian Jensen (born 1897).