The Prince Henrik Prize for Poetry 2025

“The poet is a refugee / from a place that does not yet exist” The Jury’s Speech to Peter Laugesen

Authors

  • Ditte Steensballe
  • René Jean Jensen
  • Martin Glaz Serup

Keywords:

The Prince Henrik Prize for Poetry 2025, Peter Laugesen, Danish poetry

Abstract

The nomination speech was delivered in connection with Her Majesty Queen Margrethe’s presentation of the Prince Henrik Prize for Poetry 2025 to Peter Laugesen. The prize is awarded in collaboration between the Danish Fiction Authors’ Society and the Danish Authors’ Society and is sponsored by AVK Holding. The award ceremony itself took place on what would have been Prince Henrik’s 91st birthday, 11 June 2025, at Fredensborg Castle. Along with the honour, the award recipient receives 300.000 Danish kroner.

Author Biographies

Ditte Steensballe

Author

René Jean Jensen

Author and translator

Martin Glaz Serup

Author and literary scholar

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Published

2026-03-27

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