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Ingrid Storholmen

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02. For all words are like you:

For all words are like you:

quivering

In our bodies truth

You stir in me
We shift the ground
the lair we lie in

When we cannot know whose stomach is rumbling
it is closeness

02. For all words are like you:

For alle ord som er deg:

dirrende

I kroppene våre sannhet

Du rører deg i meg
Vi beveger bakken
leiet vi ligger på

Når vi ikke kan vite hvilken mage som rumler
er det nærhet

Ingrid Storholmen

(Norway, 1976)

There is a gravity to Storholmen’s poetry. From 2000 onwards, across four publications of poetry and one book of prose, she has developed a poetic language and a set of motifs which shirk neither human tragedy, nor the individual’s search for belonging, whether it be through love or family relationships. Her themes are investigated from varying perspectives via parallel voices. Siriboka (The Bo...

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02. For all words are like you:

For all words are like you:

quivering

In our bodies truth

You stir in me
We shift the ground
the lair we lie in

When we cannot know whose stomach is rumbling
it is closeness

02. For all words are like you:

For all words are like you:

quivering

In our bodies truth

You stir in me
We shift the ground
the lair we lie in

When we cannot know whose stomach is rumbling
it is closeness