Week 23: Synnøve Persen "I Am Swimming"
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Poem of the Week, week 22: Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen "Yellow Laburnum"
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Poem of the Week, week 21: Halldis Moren Vesaas "Sick deer"
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Poem of the Week, week 20: Niko Valkeapää: "I have given my heart"
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Arabic langauge on the agenda
This week we have had the pleasure of focusing on the literary exchange between Norway and the Arab speaking world, and also on translation from Norwegian into Arabic.
Poem of the Week, week 19: Stein Mehren "The Kiss"
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Meet our Translator of the Month for May - Ardashir Esfandiari
Ardashir Esfandiari has translated books from Norwegian to Farsi over many years. He also writes his own poetry in Norwegian. Get to know this month’s translator!
Poem of the Week, week 18: Hanne Bramness "May"
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Poem of the Week, week 17: Triztan Vindtorn "I Want To Touch You"
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Bookstore Buddy Kath Vickers: - I consider our regulars as friends
We are pleased to present a new Bookstore Buddy; Kath Vickers works at Rossiter Books, an independent chain of three bookshops in Monmouth, Ross-on-Wye and Leominster. We got to know Kath at the last Cheltenham Networking Breakfast, and she has kindly agreed to answer a few questions about her work day.
Poem of the Week, week 16: Gro Dahle "On The Really Bad Days"
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Opening Conference for Norway as Guest of Honour in Bologna 2026
Norway will be Guest of Honour at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2026. Please join us for the Opening Conference at the Norwegian Festival of Literature in May.
Follow the opening conference on live stream here