Emil Boyson was a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 poet, author, and translator. Although Boyson formally debuted in 1927 with a prose book Sommertørst (Summer Thirst), he was primarily known for his poetry. His actual debut was in 1920 under the pseudonym Karl Snemo, with publication of 'Åpning til regnbuen' (Opening to the Rainbow).

His poetry was written in a modernistic style, with a language differing from everyday language, but often maintaining traditional form and stanza patterns.

Prizes

• Gyldendal's Endowment
  Gyldendal's Endowment
  Gyldendal's Endowment was a literature prize which was awarded in the period 1934–1995 by the Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The prize was awarded to significant authors, regardless of which publisher the author was associated with...
  
   1946
• Dobloug Prize
  Dobloug Prize
  The Dobloug Prize is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug pursuant to his bequest. The prize sum is . The Dobloug Prize is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy.-Prize winners:...
  
   1956
• Critics Prize 1957
• Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris 1959
• Gyldendal's Endowment
  Gyldendal's Endowment
  Gyldendal's Endowment was a literature prize which was awarded in the period 1934–1995 by the Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The prize was awarded to significant authors, regardless of which publisher the author was associated with...
  
  1974