Geir Pollen

Geir Pollen
Born	(1953-04-04) 4 April 1953 (age 71) Målselv, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	Poet, novelist and translator
Awards	Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation (2004)[1]

Geir Pollen (born 4 April 1953 in Målselv Municipality) is a Norwegian poet, novelist and translator. His literary debut was the poetry collection Posteringar i språket from 1982. He was leader of the Norwegian Authors' Union from 2001 to 2005.[1]

References

1. Rottem, Øystein. "Geir Pollen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 March 2010.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Karsten Alnæs	Chair of the Norwegian Authors' Union 2001–2005	Succeeded by Anne Oterholm