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METTE MOESTRUP (MeMo) is a poet and writer. Her practice includes 
translation, performance, multimedia art, collaborative works and essay writing. 
She has published five poetry collections, most recently Butterfly Nebula (2025). 
Her critically acclaimed works have been translated into several languages and she 
has received a number of awards, including Montana’s Literature Prize, the Aarestrup Medal, the Beatrice Prize and the Danish Arts Foundation's Lifetime Honorary Grant. She is also
a member of the Danish Academy. She lives in Copenhagen.

Contact → mettemoestrup@mail.dk

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Euroman, 2009. Photographer: Thomas Skou


Poetry film ft. Mette Moestrup, video by film director Helene Moltke-Leth, 2007 (Danish)



‘Poet inspired by the apple of strife’, lead article, Politiken, 2019. Photographer: Ivan Boll


Interview in The 11th Hour, DR, TV, 2007 (Danish)



 Victor B. Andersen’s Maskinfabrik, 2010. Photographer: Klaus Holsting

M.M. Letter project →


M.M. LETTER PROJECT is mail art anno 2003 by Mette Moestrup. A self-portrait ‘M.M.’ was sent to 300 people in Copenhagen who shared the same initials. 57 versions of the poem were sent back. Web version by CYF (Danish)