Triztán Vindtorn [SEP] date of birth
Triztán Vindtorn
Triztán Vindtorn (31 July 1942 – 4 March 2009), born Kjell Erik Larsen, was a Norwegian poet and performance artist from Drammen. He made his literary debut with the poetry collection "Sentrifuge" in 1970.
His latest collections were "Jeg kan høre din hånd synge" (I can hear your hand sing, 2007), and "Sirkus for usynlige elefanter" (Circus for invisible elephants, 2008).
Personal life.
Kjell Erik Larsen's parents were cabinetmaker Asle Larsen and
Åse Hafnor Kristiansen. He was married twice, first to Mona Kari Svendsrud and later to Britt Undis Knudsen. He changed his last name to Vindtorn, and signed his first books Kjell Erik Vindtorn. In 1999 he changed his first name to Triztán, after the name of a favorite pub at Ibiza, where he lived periodically.
Professional life.
Vindtorn was a sailor from 1961 to 1962. He was educated as textile engineer, and worked in this profession from 1969 to 1970. He worked as a light technician