Poems by Klaus Høeck

Three collections of poems, Home ('Hjem', 1985), Heptameron ('Heptameron', 1989), and Fairytales ('Eventyr', 1992), translated by John Irons, are now accessible as 'electronic manuscripts' .

"The electronic manuscript of Fairytales (1992) is a continuation of my collaboration with the translator John Irons. We began our collaboration on the work Home (1985) and have continued by working on the present manuscript.
          For me, the two electronic manuscripts represent a genre that offers the reader new possibilities when it comes to reading poems.
          Throughout my writing, I have been interested in information theory, cybernetics and system theory, and the electronic manuscript adds a new dimension to my poetic writing."

From Author's note to "Fairytales"

Klaus Høeck (born 1938) has since his first collection of poems in 1966 published nearly 30 books. His latest collection of poems is Palimpsest, 2008 (in Danish).