Danish writer Aage Hermann débuted in 1903 with a poem, and in 1909 had his poem collection published in book form. Hermann was initially employed by the state railways, but went on to become a journalist, at “Ekstra Bladet”, from 1915. Later, he joined “BT”, “Sport Magazine” and “Social Democrat”. He was editor of the weekly magazine “Sport” in 1931-32. In the years 1912-42 he published a total of eight collections of poetry. During World War I, he adopted the style of the Dada movement and wrote the nonsense poem Futurism. Later he turned to children’s and youth books, under his pseudonyms Erik Haagensen, Julie Saabye and Max Wahl. Several of these books became quite popular. In 1941 he won the competition for a cantata for the occasion of the opening of a new broadcasting building. This premiered in 1945 after the end of the German occupation. The poem Bryderen Ursus (Wrestler Ursus) probably comes from the 1928 anthology Idræts-Digte (sports Poems).
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