He made his literary debut in 1959 with the poetry collection Dagen, vinden og hjartet. Other collections are Omvegar from 1967, and Om desse steinane tala from 1973. Among his short story collections are Kabalmennesket from 1974 and Endestasjonar from 1990.
He published the novel Middagshøgder in 1986, and Nordspor in 1995.