Four Poems from "Galderhug/Spellmind" |
1. natural selectionyou razed the town of your birthbuilt a pompeiiburnt smellin the quadra naturain the town librarybooks from bebelplatzfinally they readdegenerate poetryit is beautiful to witnessa ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:38:00 GMT |
Book Launch Spasibar Friday Feb 15th |
Today I attended a press conference at the House of Literature in Oslo, as my new children´s book "Rikke gidder ikke!" is out this week. The title means something a little nicer than "Rikke doesn´t gi...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:40:00 GMT |
Mission Accomplished: National Novel Writing Month |
On November 29th I reached the magic goal of 50.000 words in the competition known as National Novel Writing Month. I won a great prize: a) a temporary victory over my own laziness and lack of motivat...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:32:00 GMT |
National Novel Writing Month |
Last Saturday in Stavanger yours truly became aware of the American initiative "National Novel Writing Month" (NaNoWriMo). To win this creative competition you have to write a novel counting 50.000 wo...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:16:00 GMT |
The Fall of the Gods - New Edition |
Received news from my publisher today, that "The Fall of the Gods" will be reprinted. The Norse gods rejoice, and so do I! If you would like to see the novel translated into YOUR language, please send...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:40:00 GMT |
Premiere at Oslo Opera Festival |
September 11th saw the premiere of my first opera libretto in the hall of the University of Oslo. The opera ouverture "Under Verden" was commissioned from my friend and composer Knut Avenstroup Haugen...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:24:00 GMT |
Turning 30 Today |
At last the dreaded, but still welcome, day is here: August 31st of Odin's own year 1007 (check out Solefald's Icelandic Odyssey if you are confused about my idiosyncratic calendar!), which is also my...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:43:00 GMT |
English/French/German Translation of "Yggdraliv" |
Today I signed a contract with my German publisher IP Verlag in Berlin for the translation of my poetry book "Yggdraliv. Quadra Natura 0011". The book, my second, tells the creation of a new pagan wor...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:45:00 GMT |
"The Fall of the Gods" novel enters the bestseller list as .14 |
Today my new book "The Fall of the Gods" ("Gudenes fall" in Norwegian) entered the the national bestseller list as number 14! I am surprised by and proud of the fact that so many Norwegians show an in...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:04:00 GMT |
Trymskvida - From My Novel "Gudenes fall" (in Norwegian) |
§ 89. Trymskvida.Fra boken Gudenes fallSyvmåne 28, 999 e. F.Om jei tiliere sa at Trym, alias Ennrånn Høbbard, var blitt en smarting, vel, så må jei nyansere den påstannen noe. At han bygga Den Tredje ...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:04:00 GMT |
