- Rói Patursson
Rói Reynagarð Patturson (born
21 September 1947 ) is a Faroese writer and philosopher. He is also the director of the Folk High School of the Faroes.He was born in
Tórshavn ,Faroe Islands . After attending the St. Frans School inTórshavn and secondary school, Patursson went abroad from 1964 to 1965, afterwards taking various jobs in Tórshavn andCopenhagen . In 1968 he traveled across Europe, and afterwards he attended a Gymnasium until 1969.From 1970 to 1985 he lived in Copenhagen. In 1973 he married Sólrun Johannessen, with whom he had a daughter Unn Cecilia in 1974. In 1976 he began the study of philosophy at the
University of Copenhagen , and received a Masters in 1985. He had a second daughter, Lív Maria, in 1981.Having returned to the Faroes in 1985, he taught night school and at the
University of the Faroe Islands , and made transmissions forÚtvarp Føroya (Radio of the Faroes). In 1987 he received the post as docent at the "Skrivekunst Akademiet" inBergen, Norway . Since 1988, he has led the Folk High School of the Faroes.Rói Patursson's literary work includes prose and poetry. In 1986, he won
The Nordic Council's Literature Prize for his poetry collection "Líkasum" (1985). This prize is awarded to only one author per year, and Paturrsson andWilliam Heinesen are the only Faroese writers to win to date.Works
*1968 - "Yrkingar" (published 1969)
*1976 - "á alfaravegi"
*1983 - "Spor í sjónum (pláta)
*1985 - "Líkasum"
*1987 - "Amariel Norðoy"In Anthologies
*"Færøske digte 1900-71", Copenhagen 1972 (ed. P. M. Pedersen).
*"Rocky Shores", Paisley 1981 (ed. G. Johnston).
*"Nordic Poetry Festival", New York 1993 (ed. K. Leander/ E. Malmsten).
*"Färöische Dichtung aus 100 Jahren - von Djurhuus bis Poulsen" (ed. Paul Alfred Kleinert, to be published in Berlin in 2007).External links
* [http://www.rit.fo/fo/limir/P/R_Patursson.asp Rit.fo - Rói Reynagarð Patturson] (in Faroese)
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