Øen, Morten
Morten Øen (b 1969) made his literary debut, a collection of poetry, in 1990. He has since had ten poetry collections and three novels published, and has been awarded the Oktober Prize and the Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize.
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From It Is This (1992)
Translated by Poul Borum
almost the same movement, and fall is not limited
direction is still not decisive
if I reach out to you with my hands, your breathing become clearer
when I say I will be gone
you have to believe me for two or three seconds
if we imagine emptiness, it may look like that
when there is nothing to escape from
when nobody longer writes on our behalf
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Morten ØenSelected bibliography & translations
| Year | Norwegian title | English Title | Rights sold to | Foreign publisher |
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| 2011 | Likevel lysner det | Yet the Sun Rises |
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| 2008 | Ingenting, Ingen, Ingensteds, Aldri | Nothing, Nobody, Nowhere, Never |
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| 2007 | Himmel er denne fargen | Sky is this Colour |
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| 2005 | Øyets trang til mykhet | The Eye's Urge for Softness |
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| 2003 | Gjennom forlatt og tilstede | Through Abandoned and Present |
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