ENGLISH - Caprichos Daneses

Many people have reviewed Piet Hein’s
ingenious verses over the years and sought
for a deeper meaning hidden in their overall
name »Grook«. Could »Gruk« (the Danish
name) be a contraction of GRin (laugh) and
sUK (sigh) Or was the name simply taken
out of thin air – as Piet Hein himself often
said. One thing is certain – Grook was a
completely new and brilliantly apt title for
the ingenious verses paid for by the line and
written for the »Politiken« column ATS from
1940 until 1961.
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