Night Open: Selected Poems
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Considered the father of modern Norwegian poetry, Jacobsen’s work records the extraordinary changes that take place as we move from an agrarian to an industrial society. This book gathers work from all his published books.“Jacobsen is not an idylic poet, but a voice that warns against all that which threatens human joy. The poems, translated by Grinde, are splendid.”—ChoiceBooknewsJacobsen (b.1907) is known as the father of modern Norwegian poetry and this selection, sparely and beautifully translated by Olav Grinde, draws from all his published books, work which was collected in Norway in 1990 in his Collected Poems. Published by White Pine Press, 10 Village Square, Suite 28, Fredonia, NY 14063. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Introduction: Seeds of Fire13A Matted Windowpane27Saltwater28Power Line31Sounds32Flying Machines33Travel34Harbor36Afternoon38Metaphysics of the City39Tires43Northern Lights44Reality46Cobblestone48Moss, Rust and Moths49Grain50Crust on Fresh Snow52Trembling Telephone Poles53Swarm54Erosion56Red Dawn57Cobalt61The Thistle's Summer62Leaves63Frosted Window64Ocean65Sunflower66Epistle67Day and Night68Landscape With Steam Shovels73Shops74Street Lamp76Morning Crows77Timber78Mothers80Guardian Angel81The Old Women82When We Sleep83Old Age84Night Music85The Light of Midsummer Night86Towers of Sorrow87Snail91Morning, Let Me Pull You Close92Moon and Apple Tree93Dawn Rain94Old People's Graves95A Path Through Grass96In the Mirror, in the Water97Women's Sleep98God's Heart99Green Light100Antennae102In Countries Where the Light Has a Different Color103The Devil in the Tower104Letter to Light107Right Behind Your Foot108Profile of a Boy109Written in the Wind110Memories of Horses111Small Lights at Sea112A Tree113Silent Picture114Glass Soldiers115Landscape, Provence116Dense Snowfall119Light Comes to the Stones First120The Sidewalks121Deadline 11 P.M.122Abandoned Houses - Bygone Days123The Prisoner124Striptease125Sssh129A Poem Is Like a Forest130Mostly -132Your Thoughts, Your Deeds133What We Know134The Western Wind135Sign Language. Images in Sand139Wait For Us140Knives Knives142Changing Light143Red and Black144Fog by Anzio (War Cemetery)145Manhattan Skyline146Traffic Jam (Rainy Day)149Asphalt150Autobahn151Antenna Forest152Sky-High Houses153Problem II154Breathing Exercise155To Earth (with friendly greetings)156Look -159The Rocking Boulder160Weevils and Daddy Long-Legs161The Fjords in August162Enough Time163You Have It In You164Without a Sound165Winter Poem166It Was Today
