Kim Simonsen

Nordic Council Literature Prize nominee Kim Simonsen is a Faroese poet and researcher from the island of Eysturoy. Simonsen has authored seven books, as well as numerous essays and academic articles. In 2014, Simonsen won the national book award of the Faroe Islands, M.A. Jacobsen's Virðisløn, for his poetry collection Hvat hjálpir einum menniskja at vakna ein morgun hesumegin hetta áratúsundið (What good does it do for a person to wake up one morning this side of the new millennium: Deep Vellum Publishing, 2025). His poetry has recently appeared in Columbia Journal, Best Literary Translations 2025, Washington Square Review, Plume, and Notre Dame Review.