Norwegian Politician, Journalist, and Poet. He was a noted Norwegian politician but will be best remembered for his poetry. He was born one of three children as Arne Paasche Aasen in Steinkjer, Norway, on June 18, 1901, to Edolf Aasen (1877-1969), a typographer, and his wife Augusta Aasen Paasche (1878-1920), a Norwegian teacher and politician for the Labour Party and the first Norwegian woman to buried in the Kremlin Walli, in Moscow, Russia, upon her death. His siblings included Emmy Pauline Paasche Aasen (1905-1977), Erling Paasche Aasen (1906-1930), and Einar August Aasen (1908-1993). He was educated locally and following his mother's footsteps he joined the Norwegian Labour Party and became involved in labour movements. He became a member of the Left Communist Youth League and was present in the Norwegian Congress on April 24, 1927, when the Left Communist Youth League was merged with the Socialist Youth League to found the Worker's Youth League. He was also a noted poet whose several written works include, "Hammer And Sickle" (1921), "The Five Years" (1922), "The Autumn Garden" (1923), "Iron Burden" (1924), "The Day After Tomorrow" (1927), "Plow and Pen" (1930), "The World Our Home" (1931), "Hotel Europa" (1933), "Flowers And Bread" (1937), "The Blåveis Family" (1939), "So High A Sky" (1946), and "You Walk Under the Stars" (1959). His collection of poetry hailed the revolution of Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), and also became songs and anthems. Some of his works were given melodies by the Norwegian composer Jolly Kramer-Johansen (1902-1968), and they include, "Frihetens forpost," "Seiren følger våre faner," "Sleggene synger (Samholdsangen)," "De nære ting," and "Vi bygger landet. Another song, "Blåveispiken," was recorded by composers Kurt Foss (1925-1991), and Reidar Bøe (1921-1969), in 1950, and became a great success, selling 100,000 records. during this time, he also became a successful journalist working for the "Fremtiden," a Norwegian newspaper that was published in Dramman, Norway, by the Norwegian Labour Party in Buskerud, Norway, from 1924 to 1925. He also worked as a journalist for the newspaper publication, "Arbeidernes Pressekontor, and edited the Christmas magazine, 'Arbeidets Jul." He also wrote humorous stories in the newspaper publication, "Arbeiderbladet," and other writings including, "Pytt i panne" (1937), and "Strawberries Under The Snow" (1956), under the pseudonym Dorian Red. His honors include being the State's Scholarship for deserving artists in 1962, and he received an honorary pension from the Cooperation Committee in 1967. He passed away in Oslo, Norway, on November 1, 1978, at the age of 77, and he was buried in Vår Frelsers gravlund in Oslo, Norway. He was married to Valborg "Vaps" Moe Aasen (1901-1994), in Oslo, Norway, on October 9, 1926. His wife's sister had been previously married to the famous artist Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), for some years.