AlphabetInger Christensen (1935 2009) was both a virtuoso and a paradox. Her fiction, drama, essays and childrens books won her wide acclaim in Denmark and other European countries, but it is her poetry spanning a forty year period that best reveals her versatility and depth. Her poetry reflects a complex philosophical background, yet her most complex poetic works have enjoyed wide public popularity. Many of her poems have a visionary quality, yet she is a