Career
Born in Molde, Norway, Ødegård made his poetic debut in 1967. Since then he has published many volumes of poetry, two novels for young adults, two books about Iceland, a play, and several reinterpretations. His own works are recognized internationally as deeply original and high quality poetry and his poetry books are translated into 31 languages (2014), among these five separate collections in English.
He shares his time between a home in Molde and another in Reykjavík, Iceland.