Poem

Monica Aasprong

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no I tell the child

no I tell the child

that’s not how we should see it

no the child says: here we scream

© Translation: 2013, May-Brit Akerholt

no I tell the child

nei sier jeg til barnet

det er ikke slik vi skal se det

nei sier barnet: her skriker man

© 2010, Monica Aasprong
From: Et diktet barn
Publisher: Cappelen Damm, Oslo

Monica Aasprong

Monica Aasprong

The work of the Norwegian poet Monica Aasprong (Kristiansund, 1969) is characterised by a multitude of themes and experimental forms, typographical elements and an overlap with other art forms. Aasprong studied creative writing and literary theory and debuted in 1997 with the novel mellom Alex Gobulev og meg (‘between Alex Gobulev and me’). Since then, she has published three poetry collections...

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no I tell the child

no I tell the child

that’s not how we should see it

no the child says: here we scream

© 2013, May-Brit Akerholt
From: Et diktet barn

no I tell the child

no I tell the child

that’s not how we should see it

no the child says: here we scream

© 2013, May-Brit Akerholt

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