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The Empty Chair

A poem by Johanna Hallin, published 6 August 1912. Awarded the Assembly Medal for Verse.

The work

  • 46 lines. First printed in the Herald.

The poem is entered in the national catalogue as work no. 1227. It is read at school prize-days in the regions where it is known.

The prize

7 December 1912, Vellmar: Johanna Hallin wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Empty Chair. Report.

The creator

Johanna Hallin, soldier, born 9 January 1886 at Vellmar; died 21 February 1936. Born at Vellmar, entered as soldier.