TRIBUTES
A Tribute to 𝘛𝘩𝘦 ᒪIᑎGO ᒪE᙭IᑕOᑎ
by
Poul Lynggaard Damgaard
Danish Poet
Dear Editor,
The LINGO LEXICON.
I am meant to write. It makes me humble. Here is my complentary note. My tribute.
Poul Lynggaard Damgaard
Aarhus, Jutland,
Denmark
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Fragmenter
Alt bør læses. Også virkeligheden. Langsomhed er svær
at tilgå. Det usagte. At give sig selv en tanke for at forblive
i kontakt med sig selv. Sproget længes langsomt. Det usagte
er nostalgi. Jeg tør ikke erobre min egen tætte forståelse. At
verden eksisterer. Fragmenter er kompleksitet.
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Fragments
Everything should be read. Also reality. Slowness is difficult
to access. The unsaid. To give oneself a thought in order to
remain in touch with oneself. Language longs slowly. The
unsaid is nostalgia. I do not dare to conquer my own close
understanding. That the world exists. Fragments are complexity.
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Poul Lynggaard Damgaard
Born 24th of December, 1977, grew up in Odder but lives
in Aarhus, Jutland. Denmark. A member of the Danish Authors’ Society, Danish
PEN. His work appears in publications and anthologies worldwide.
Poul Lynggaard Damgaard has published poetry books: “Boks Sepia”
(Box Sepia), 2013, “Disk Habitat” 2014, “Stedets Omvendte bekædning” (The Reverse Clothing of the Place)
2015, “Figurativ uniform” (Figurative Uniform) 2016, “Vi bærer hinanden som frakker” (We Wear Each Other Like Coats) 2019,
“Rajsens farver” (The Colours of the Journey) 2020, “Tid mellem
kronblade” (Time Between Petals) 2022. “Song of Walls” 2023, “Hjelm,
Forlaget Hanklit” (Helmet) 2023, “Digte I udvalg” (Poems in Selection)
2023, and “Vinger før de bliver til hænder” (Wings Before They Become Hands) 2023. His
poetry has been translated to several languages.
Poul Lynggaard Damgaard has been awarded a prize “Lyre of Orpheus”
for his poem “Kære by” at the International Festival of Poetry-Orpheus,
2018. Poul Lynggaard Damgaard has
participated in several International Poetry Festivals in the world: “Ditët
e Naimit” – 2017 and 2020, Tetovë,
Macedonia; ”Orpheus” International Festival of Poetry of Orpheus – 2018,
Plovdiv, Bulgaria; International Poetry Festival – 2019
in Rahovec, Kosovo; ”Stanza”, Scotlands International Poetry Festival – 2020.
St. Andrews, Scotland; Rockport Poetry Festival – 2023, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Parole a(r)mate,
Pellicanolibri – 2023, Biscelgie, Italy – Lifetime Achievement Award for Poul
Lynggaard Damgaard. Commune di Biscelgie; Giornata mondiale della poesia –
2024, Rome, Italy; and many more. The International best poet of the year
2021; International poetry and Translation Centre, China.
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Recently by Poul Lynggaard Damgaard:
— POEM by Poul Lynggaard Damgaard
(Translated from Danish by Rikke Kirchheiner)