Scandinavian poetry, part five

-photo by saaraA beautiful poemby the norwegian author and painter Stein Mehren (born 1935)I hold your head  I hold your head in my hands, as you hold my heart in your affection as everything holds and is held by something other than itself As the sea lifts a stone to its strands, as the tree holds the ripe fruit of autumn, as the world is lifted through worlds and space So are we both held by something and lifted to where mystery holds mystery...

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Conversation with Patrice A.

atelierIt's time for a new conversation post in here, i LOVE these posts! I always find myself uplifted and inspired by getting a little peek into the lifes of these wonderful creative souls who so kindly answers my questions and takes photos so when can see some glimps from their world...*smiling*....This time it is the sweet Patrice A. who we are getting to know a little bit better, enjoy! V: Can you first tell us a little bit about yourself?...

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Scandinavian poetry, part four

-photo by saara Some of my favourite poems by the Norwegian poet Rolf Jacobsen (1907-1994) Just delicate needlesIt’s so delicate, the light.And there’s so little of it. The darkis huge.Just delicate needles, the light,in an endless night.And it has such a long way to gothrough such desolate space.So let’s be gentle with it.Cherish it.So it will come again in the morning.We hope.*****   Look The moon thumbs through the book of...

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Scadinavian poetry, part three

Scandinavian poetry is sadly not often translated into english but luckely one of my favourites are:the swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer. Tranströmer is considered to be one of the most influential Scandinavian poets of recent decades and was awareded with the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature.Some days back i came across this film by the British director Martin Earle illustrating excerpts of Tranströmer's poem "Schubertiana", enjoy....

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