Bruno K. Öijer

Bruno K. Öijer
Öijer signs his poetry collection at an antiquarian in Stockholm
Born	Kenneth Bruno Öijer (1951-11-26) 26 November 1951 Linköping, Sweden
Occupation	Poet
Period	1973–
Genre	Poetry
Notable works	Giljotin Medan giftet verkar Det förlorade ordet Dimman av allt
Notable awards	Carl Emil Englund-priset 1991 De Nios Vinterpris 1995 Bellmanpriset 1999 Sveriges Radios Lyrikpris 1999 De Nios stora pris 2002 Erik Lindegren-priset 2002
Spouse	Maya Eizin Öijer

Bruno Keats Öijer (born 26 November 1951 in Linköping, Sweden) is a contemporary Swedish poet.

Biography

Öijer was born in Linköping in 1951. His first collection of poems, Sång för anarkismen (lit. Song for Anarchism) was published in 1973.

Öijer is perhaps most appreciated as a stage performance poet, and he has made notable appearances in front of large audiences.. During the 1970s, he was a part of poetry group Vesuvius.

One of his appearances was that in Stockholm on June 6, 2003, at the occasion of the national day concert by Kent.

Bibliography

• Sång för anarkismen (lit. Song for Anarchism, poetry collection, 1973)
• Fotografier av undergångens leende (lit. Photographs of the Smile of Destruction, poetry collection, 1974)
• c/o Night (poetry collection, 1976)
• Chivas Regal (novel, 1978)
• Spelarens sten (lit. The Gambler's Stone, poetry collection, 1979)
• Giljotin (lit. Guillotine, poetry collection, 1981)
• Medan giftet verkar (lit. While the Poison Takes Effect, poetry collection, 1990)
• Det förlorade ordet (lit. The Lost Word, poetry collection, 1995)
• Dimman av allt (lit. The Mist of It All, poetry collection, 2001)
• Svart som silver (lit. Black as Silver, poetry collection, 2008)
• Och natten viskade Annabel Lee (lit. And the Night Whispered Annabel Lee, poetry collection, 2014)

External links

• Öijer fan-page