Emil Christian Theodor Bønnelycke (21 March 1893 – 27 November 1953) was a Danish poet. Born in

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, he was brought up in Copenhagen but as a young man also lived in Norway. Having worked as a clerk, scaffolding worker, and bricklayer's assistant, he focused on writing from 1919. He had his debut in 1917 with a collection of poems called ''Ild og Ungdom'' (Youth and Fire), written while he was living in

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."Emil Christian Theodor Bønnelycke"
Gravsted.dk. Retrieved 29 January 2013. A prolific writer of poetry, novels, plays and short stories, Bønnelycke is remembered in particular for his

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poem, ''Aarhundredet'' (The Century) from 1918 and his ''Københavnske Poesier'' (Copenhagen Poems), in praise of the city, which brought him a wide, appreciative readership. He is also remembered, however, for firing blank cartridges after having read an acclamatory poem in honour of

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at Politikens Hus. He died in Söndrum, near

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, Sweden in 1953 and was buried at Vestre Kirkegård in Copenhagen."Emil Bønnelycke"
''Dansk Biografisk Leksikon''. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

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1893 births 1953 deaths Danish male poets Writers from Aarhus 20th-century Danish poets 20th-century Danish male writers Danish expatriates in Norway {{Denmark-writer-stub