There lives a young girl in me who will not die

A new selection of poetry from the generation-defining author of the Copenhagen Trilogy, translated for the first time into English.

While Tove Ditlevsen is now famous around the world as an extraordinary prose writer, in Denmark she has also long been celebrated as a poet. She published her first collection in her early twenties, and continued writing and publishing poetry until the end of her life. This new selection offers English readers a chance to explore her brilliant, surprising verse across nea