"Morten Søndergaard was born in 1964 in Copenhagen. He studied literature and has published: Sahara i mine hænder (Sahara in my hands, 1992), Ild og tal (Fire and Figures, 1994), Bier dør sovende (Bees Die While Sleeping, 1998), Vinci, senere (Vinci, later, 2002), Fedtdigte (Fat poems, 2004), Et skridt i den rigtige retning (A step in the right direction) 2005; poetry in prose: Ubestemmelsessteder (Indestinations, 1996), and At holde havet tilbage med en kost (To Hold the Ocean with a Broom, 2004); a novel, Tingenes orden (Order of Things, 2000), a poem based on his DNA-profile Må sort dreng dø ren 2009 (the title is an anagram of his name). He has translated works of Jorge Luis Borges and worked as an editor at various literary magazines. He is translated into several languages."