Jóanes Nielsen is a Faroese author and poet of the 1980s generation. He has written both short stories, plays and novels. He has now published seven collections of poetry, and has been nominated for the Nordic Council

Nordic Council

The Nordic Council is a geo-political, inter-parliamentary forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries. It was established following World War II and its first concrete result was the introduction in 1952 of a common labour market and free movement across borders without passports for the...

's Literature Prize for the fourth time with his latest collection of poems, entitled Brúgvar av svongum orðum (Bridges of Hungry Words). One of his main influences is the writer William Heinesen

William Heinesen

Andreas William Heinesen was a poet, composer and painter from the Faroe Islands.- His Writing :The Faroese capital Tórshavn is always the centre of Heinesen's writing. He is famous for having once called Tórshavn "The Navel of the World". His writing focuses on contrasts between darkness and...

. And he even features in some of his poems. But as a writer Nielsen is mainly associated with the political and often existential message that he delivers through his work.

Published work

• 1978: Trettandi mánaðin (poems).
• 1984: Pinnabrenni til sosialismuna (poems).
• 1985: Tjøraðu plankarnir stevna inn í dreymin (poems).
• 1986: Á landamørkum vaksa blomstur (short stories).
• 1987: Naglar í jarðarinnar hús (poems).
• 1991: Gummistivlarnir eru tær einastu tempulsúlurnar sum vit eiga í Føroyum (novel).
• 1993: Kirkjurnar á havsins botni (poems).
• 1994: Undergroundting (essays, articles).
• 1999: Undergroundting 2 (essays)
• 1998: Pentur (poems)
• 1999: Undergroundting 2 (essays).
• 2002: Eitur nakað land week-end? (play)
• 2005: Glansbílætasamlararnir (novel).
• 2007: Tey eru, sum taka mánalýsi í álvara (poems).
• 2009: Aftaná undrið (play)
• 2011: Brahmadellarnir (novel)

Honour

• 1984 - Faroese Literature Prize
  Faroese Literature Prize
  Faroese Literature Prize, also known as the M. A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn, is a prize for Faroese literature that began in Tórshavnar kommuna in 1958. Its winners include Heðin Brú and Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen.- List over Faroese Literature Prize Winners :...
  
   (Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens)
• 2002 - Winner of the Nordic Drama Award for Eitur nakað land week-end ?.