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Childhood
About the Author
Marcus Natten is a Norwegian poet.
Details of his life is very sketchy, so it is unclear when and where he was born. He wrote his lovely poem “childhood” when he turned twelve. The poem is a translation. One can imagine how great it would be in his
language.
Introduction
Almost everybody thinks of their childhood with nostalgia. Childhood is a special period in everybody's life. Once gone, it can never come back. In this poem Markus Natten wonders. When he lost his childhood. He thanks of a few stages in his lifetime. When there was a change in his thoughts and perception of the world around him of course, he does not talk about the physical changes that came over him as grew up.
Summary
The poem Childhood begins with the poet pondering over ‘when’ was it that he lost his childhood. He wonders if it was the time when he crossed the age of eleven or the time when he started realizing that there is no real existence of heaven and hell as they could not be geographically located
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The biography of the poet Markus Natten
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About the poet Markus Natten-Poet of Childhood.
In the vast realm of literature, some voices, though not widely known, carry a resonance that transcends time, Markus Natten, a 12-year-old student at St. Mary’s College in Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom, made an unassuming entry into the literary stage with his poems ‘‘ and ‘‘ submitted under the theme of Childhood, these verses emerged as winning entries in the ‘CHILDREN AS WRITERS 20th Year‘ competition, a testament to Markus’s undiscovered poetic brilliance.
Title: Children as writers, 20th year winning entries in the W.H. Smith children’s literary competition
Author: W.H. Smith & Son
Published: London Heinemann 1979
Identifiers: ISBN 0435134086, 9780435134082 Dewey Number 820.809282
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, and Markus, decided to share his unique perspective on childhood through poetry. The competition, designed to showcase the untapped potential of young writers, featured submissions from across the nation. Markus’s poems, ‘Childhood‘ and ‘
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