About Tone Hødnebø
Born 1962. Tone Hødnebø is a Norwegian poet.
Tone Hødnebø (born 5 November 1962) is a Norwegian poet, translator and magazine editor.
Literary career Hødnebø made her literary début in 1989 with Larm. She was a co-editor of the magazine Vagant from 1990 to 1997. 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. 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.
Early and personal life Hødnebø was born in Oslo in 1962, and is educated as philologist.
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Who is Tone Hødnebø?
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Tone Hødnebø was born on 5 November 1962 in Oslo.
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Tone Hødnebø is a poet.
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Tone Hødnebø is Norwegian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tone Hødnebø. https://biography.guide/tone-hodnebo/
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