Arnljot Eggen (13 August 1923 – 4 February 2009) was a Norwegian journalist, teacher and poet who also wrote plays and children's books.
[1] Eggen had plans to become a journalist and held a temporary position with Østerdølen and Fjell-Ljom.
[3] He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the children's book Den lange streiken.
[4] He received the Melsom Prize in 1971 for the songbook Bakside-viser, and again in 1995 for the poetry collection Det flyktige varige.
He was considered one of the leading left-wing poets in Norway at the time, and was a pioneer of political theatre, the best known play being 1973's Pendlerne.