Author. He received professional recognition as a Danish author in the 20th century publishing under various genres of writing. His poetry made him popular with his poem "Sidenius in Esbjerg," which was published twice, in 1959 in "Cinna and Other Poems" and in 1963 "North Sea." His collection of poems, "Virtuous Poems" from 1948 differed from the otherwise dark and heavy literature published in Denmark in the post World War II years. He was given the nickname of "The light hunter" for his carefree and intoxicating style. His poem "Sidenius in Esbjerg" was also published on the list of 108 works of arts in "The Culture Canon", which was established by the Danish government in 2005 to 2006. Along with working for a magazine early in his career, he also gained praise for his radio plays and games. His first poems were printed in the magazines "Vild Hvede" and "Heretica." He graduated from Schneekloth's School in 1945 and from the Royal School of Library Science in 1950 but was already making an income from his writings by 1950 with the publishing of his first novel "Iners." This soon followed by a children's book, "Tunes" in 1951. With his wife, he left the city of Copenhagen for the rural lifestyle on a farm. He was inspired by the works of Danish author Sophus Claussen. His last major pieces, a collection of poems in 1967 "Idylia" and the short story collection in 1970, "The Death in the Forest, " proved to be very dark compared to his earlier writings. His last published piece was in 1976 "Essays and Short Stories." Awards and honors include in 1954 the "Otto Benzon's Author Award," in 1958 "The Critics of the Criticism," in 1959 "The Golden Laurels of Bookstores," in 1960 "Emil Aarestrup Medallion, " in 1961 "The HC Anderson Scholarship," in 1962 the "Soren Gyldendal Prize," in 1969 "The Danish Academy's Great Prize," and in 1973 the "Otto Rung Author's Author". Some of his poems were used as lyrics for songs with the music written by Tony Vejslev and Erik Grip. He published seven novels along with several books of poetry and essays.