Michael Favala Goldman
Undergraduate student
Matriculated in 1984 in Santa Fe.

Translator and Poet Michael Favala Goldman
Author Profile
Michael Favala Goldman is a translator of Danish literature, a poet and a jazz clarinetist. Over 140 of Michael's translations have appeared in journals such as The Harvard Review, World Literature Today, The International Poetry Review and The Columbia Journal. He has translated 16 books of Danish poetry and prose, including two volumes of poetry by Denmark's all-time best selling poet, Benny Andersen and the memoir Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen which is the first Penguin Classic by a Danish author in over fifty years. His first book of poetry, Who has time for this? was published in 2019. His two poetry collections, Small Sovereign and Slow Phoenix, are forthcoming in 2021. Michael Favala Goldman also teaches poetry workshops and classes in Danish conversation. He lives in Florence, MA. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/
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List of Publications
- Erik Knudsen Selected Poems (2019)
- Something To Live Up To, Selected Poems of Benny Andersen (2017)
- Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen; translated from the Danish by Michael F. Goldman (2019)
- Who has time for this? (2019)
Erik Knudsen Selected Poems (Book)

Year of publication: 2019
Publisher: Spuyten Duyvil Press
Genre: BI-lingual Danish/English
Description: 294 pages. Bi-lingual Danish English poetry selected from Erik Knudsen's 17 collections. Some of Knudsen's favorite topics are the danger of self-importance and the humbleness of human ability compared to Mother Nature and the paradoxes of life. His poetry is equal parts irony inventiveness and warning. He makes leaps of logic with the greatest precision, and reading his poetry is pure fun.
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To buy from authorSomething To Live Up To, Selected Poems of Benny Andersen (Book)

Year of publication: 2017
Publisher: Spuyten Duyvil Press
Genre: Dual-language Danish English poetry collection
Description: English translations of Denmark's all-time best-selling poet, Benny Andersen. Humorous and deep, entertaining and illuminating. 240 pp. Dual-language poetry "Writing poetry is to twist the truth so much that you can't avoid it."
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To explore or purchaseDependency by Tove Ditlevsen; translated from the Danish by Michael F. Goldman (Book)

Year of publication: 2019
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Genre: Memoir by important Danish author. Originally published in 1972.
Description: First Danish book in over 50 years to be published as a Penguin Classic. Memoir of bestselling author who struggled with dependent behavior and addiction recounts her four marriages, two back-alley abortions and an addiction to opioids. Riveting book with boundless humanity. Great reviews in Guardian, New Spectator, etc. 'Utterly, agonizingly compulsive ... a masterpiece' Liz Jensen, Guardian The final volume in The Copenhagen Trilogy, the searing portrait of a woman's journey through love, friendship, ambition and addiction, from one of Denmark's most celebrated twentieth-century writers.
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amazon or author website (signed)Who has time for this? (Book)

Year of publication: 2019
Publisher: Spuyten Duyvil Press
Genre: Poetry
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