Sissal Kampmann (born 1974) is a Faroese poet. She grew up in Vestmanna in the Faroe Islands. After finishing the Faroese University-preparatory school (in Faroese called Studentaskúli, in Danish: Gymnasium) in Tórshavn, she moved to Denmark to study Nordic literature at the University of Copenhagen.
She published her first poetry collection in 2011, while living in Copenhagen. The poems were written in Faroese and were published by the Faroese-owned Forlaget Eksil. In September 2012 she received the Klaus Rifbjerg's Debutant Prize.Listinblogg.blogspot.dk Heimsins størsta tillukku (in Faroese)
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Poems 2016 - Sunnudagsland, Mentanargrunnur Studentafelgasinsin.fo - Sunnudagsland: Nýtt yrkingasavn eftir Sissal Kampmann, Eirikur Lindenskov, 1. mars 2016 2014 - Hyasinttíð, (“Hyacinth time”) Mentanargrunnur Studentafelgasins 2013 - 4D. Copenhagen, Forlaget Eksil.listinblog.blogspot.com, Nýtt yrkingarsavn hjá Sissal Kampmann: 4D 2012 - Endurtøkur. Copenhagen, Forlaget Eksil.Forlagideksil.dk 2011 - Ravnar á ljóðleysum flogi – yrkingar úr uppgongdini. Copenhagen, Forlaget Eksil.flb.fo Hugleiðingar um bókaárið 2011
Prizes and grants 2013 - One year grant from the Mentanargrunnur Landsins (Faroese Cultural Fund)Aktuelt.fo Sissal og Hanni fingu starvsløn í eitt ár (in Faroese) 2012 - Klaus Rifbjerg's Debutant Prize
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