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 To the Most Beautiful
(English translation, 2024). 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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Interviews
Interview about Hulda Lütken on Skønlitteratur på P1, radio, 2024 (Danish)
Interview about Sappho and the Danish Academy on Skønlitteratur på P1, radio, 2022 (Danish)
Panel discussion about Inger Christensen and systemic poetry at Kanal für Poesie, 2022 (German)
Further reading: Article about Mette Moestrup's systemic poetry in International Journal for Comparative Cultural Studies, 2024 (German)
Interview about translation in Babelfisken, 2022 (Danish)
Interview about Sappho at Golden Days Festival, video, 2021 (Danish)
Panel discussion at Lyrik Kabinett about the anthology Licht überm Land. Daänische Lyrik vom Mittelalter bis heute, podcast, 2021 (German)
Interview about life as a poet in Kristeligt Dagblad, 2022 (Danish)
Interview about Sappho in Fine Spind, 2021 (Danish)
Interview about entire body of work in Blekk Skrift, 2020 (Norwegian)
Interview about To the Most Beautiful at Bogforum, podcast, 2019 (Danish)
Extensive interview about To the Most Beautiful in Politiken, 2019 (Danish)
Interview about To the Most Beautiful in Kristeligt Dagblad, 2019 (Danish)
Interview about life as a poet in Kristeligt Dagblad, 2019 (Danish)
Interview about poetry – and water – in Politiken, 2019 (Danish)
Interview about writing politically in Information, 2019 (Danish)
Interview in Vagant, 2014 (Norwegian)
Interview about Free Weaving with Naja Marie Aidt and Line Knutzon in Politiken, 2014 (Danish)
Interview about Free Weaving with Naja Marie Aidt and Line Knutzon in Information, 2014 (Danish)
Interview about women and reading in Information, 2011 (Danish)