There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die — Tove Ditlevsen
A beautiful new collection of poetry by the generation-defining Danish author of The Copenhagen Trilogy, now available in English for the very first time.
Though celebrated worldwide for her prose, in Denmark Tove Ditlevsen has always been cherished as a poet — her first collection appeared when she was only in her early twenties, and poetry remained her constant companion throughout her life.
This selection spans nearly four decades of writing, offering English readers a rare glimpse into Ditlevsen’s lyrical world: tender, sharp, and endlessly alive.
In these poems, little girls tiptoe inside grown women, love drifts in and out like the seasons, and the ache of longing sits beside quiet moments of wit and wonder. Translated with grace by Jennifer Russell and Sophia Hersi Smith, and introduced by Olga Ravn, There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die confirms Ditlevsen as one of the twentieth century’s most luminous voices.
A timeless addition to any literary collection — available now at Damernes Magasin