Paal-Helge Haugen (born 26 April 1945) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist and children's writer who has published over 30 books.
He made his literary debut with Blad frå ein austleg hage in 1965, a translation of Japanese haiku.
It was shortly followed by På botnen av ein mørk sommar in 1967, an adaptations of Chinese poems and his first collection of original poetry.
Jensen, Jens Johannesen, Jan Groth, and others) and both Norwegian and international composers (Iannis Xenakis, Atli Heimir Sveinsson, Kjell Habbestad, Bjørn Kruse, Arne Nordheim, Lillebjørn Nilsen and others).
Haugen was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1991 for Meditasjonar over Georges de La Tour.