Name: Nansý Sunadóttir
Born: 1997
Selected work: Eg hvessi mær knívin, eg komi heim (2024)

Nansý Sunadóttir (1997) holds a bachelor in Faroese language and literature and works at the national library of the Faroe Islands. She has previously published poems in literary magazine Varðin. Eg hvessi mær knívin, eg komi heim is her debut poetry collection.

Eg hvessi mær knívin, eg komi heim deals with the topics of gender, self harm and youth. The knife is the main image and the poet aspires to write about self harm in a way not seen before in Faroese literature – with beauty. Where is the beauty in cuts on the poetic self’s thighs and wrists? The beauty is in the words that finally are released and in the comfort. The poems are a quiet yet stubborn protest. Though the poetic self feels broken and alone, there is still hope.


Works:
2024 Eg hvessi mær knívin, eg komi heim