Caroline Bergvall

Caroline Bergvall (born 1962) is an English poet.

Life
Born in Hamburg, Germany, to a French mother and Norwegian father, Bergvall grew up in France, Norway, and Switzerland. She has lived in England since 1989.

Bergvall has developed audio texts and collaborative performances with sound artists in Europe and North America; her critical work is largely concerned with emerging forms of writing, plurilingual poetry, and mixed media writing practices.

Her most recent collection is FIG (Goan Atom 2), poetic and performance pieces (Salt Books, 2005). Recent installations with Ciaran Maher include Lidl Suga for TEXT Festival (2005) and Say: “Parsley” at Liverpool Biennial (2004). A CD of her work, Via: poems 1994–2004 (Rockdrill 8), is available through Carcanet.