Håvard Rem (born 7 February 1959,

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

) is a Norwegian poet.

Lyrics and poetry

Rem made his book debut in 1977 with ''Kall på heltene'', a collection of poetry. His ''Selected Poems'' has been published in Norwegian (1996), Arabic (2000), Russian (2002), Italian (2011) and Japanese (2015). Rem's poetry and song lyrics have been used by artists and bands such as Gulli Briem ( Mezzoforte), Gisle Kverndokk,

a-ha A-ha (often stylised as ''a''-h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ros ...

Morten Harket Morten Harket (; born 14 September 1959) is a Norwegian singer who is the lead vocalist of the synth-pop band A-ha. A-ha has released 11 studio albums as of 2024, and topped the charts internationally after their breakthrough hit "Take On Me" i ...

, Kaizers Orchestra, Vamp, Jørn Hoel, and

Silje Nergaard Silje Nergaard (born 19 June 1966) is a Norwegian jazz vocalist and songwriter. She is one of the best-selling jazz artists on the official sales chart in Norway. She became known worldwide after the release of the international bestseller ''Tel ...

Non-fiction and biographies

Rem has written biographies of

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...

, Erik Mykland, Aril Edvardsen, Tor Erling Staff and Bjarte Baasland. He has also written books about his travels in

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Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

and the

Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...

Interpreting and translations

Rem has interpreted texts by

Walt Whitman Walter Whitman Jr. (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature and world literature. Whitman incor ...

Derek Walcott Sir Derek Alton Walcott OM (23 January 1930 – 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem '' Omeros'' (1990), which many critics view "as ...

and

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist. Themes commonly explored throughout his work include faith and mortality, isolation and depression, betrayal and redemption, soc ...

. He has also translated and worked on texts by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

Publications

;Non-fiction (books) *'' Den femfotete kamel: Artikler om poesi'' (1991) *'' Bob Dylan: en monografi'' (1999) *'' Himmelsk: Mat og mirakler i Midtøsten'' (photo: Knut Bry) (1999) *'' Erik Mykland: oppvekst, livsstil'', European Championship 2000, player-style (2000) *''

Blå Blå ("Blue") is a jazz club in Grünerløkka, Oslo, Norway. Blå opened on February 28, 1998; the initiators were Kjell Einar Karlsen and Martin Revheim. It is located in factory building close to Akerselva, a river running through downtown. Da ...

'' (ill.: Kjell Nupen, photo: Knut Bry) (2002) *''

Søren Kierkegaard Søren Aabye Kierkegaard ( , ; ; 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danes, Danish theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical tex ...

'' (2002) *'' Aril Edvardsen: et selvopplevd portrett'' (2004) *'' Staff'' (2005) (About the lawyer Tor Erling Staff) *'' Fred. Reise etter krig'' (photo: Marcel Lelïenhof) (2006) *'' Togreiser'' (2009) *'' Peter Pilný: Historien om Bjarte Baasland'' (2009) *'' Innfødte skrik: norsk svartmetall'' (2010) *'' Forbyttet'' (2010) ;Poetry (books) * Kall på heltene : lyrics (1977) * Bruddstedet : lyrics (1978) * Sist jeg løp på deg : verse (1981) * Et lykkelig år av min ungdom : verse and stories (1982) * Bak dør på gløtt : lyrics (1985) * Karl Johans åpenbaring : lyrics (1987) * Galgeland : lyrics (1991) * Øvelser i grensesetting : lyrics 1413 1993 5754 (1993) * Taksameteret går Collected lyrics 1977–1996 (1996) * Dvergmål Et rytmisk dikt (1999) * Tekstmeldinger : dikt (2000) *Selected Poems : arabisk utgave (Damaskus, Marrakech, 2000) *Selected Poems : russisk utgave (Moskva, 2002) *Selected Poems : italiensk utave (Roma, 2011) * 30 40 50 : poems (2012) ; Music texts *'' Poetenes Evangelium'' (music: Øivind Varkøy, vocals:

) (1993) *'' Wild Seed'' (music/vocals:

) (1995) *'' Kom ut og lek'' (vocals: Steinar Albrigtsen, Jørn Hoel, Magnus Grønneberg,

) (1995) *'' Begå Ænesen'' En Æ'ndals-ræpp (music: Bjørn Jørgensen) (1996) *'' Vogts Villa'' (music/vocals:

) (1996) ;Drama (books) * Jødenes konge : a Christmas play (1991) ;Drama (plays) *'' Jødenes konge: Et julespill'' (Agder Teater, 1991) *'' Stor-Rones: Et spill om Kjeøya'' (1992) *'' Messias-monologene I-III'' (Den Nationale Scene, 1999–2001) ;Fiction (books) *'' Tvillingbrødrene'' Et eventyr (1995)

Interpretations and translations

;Non-fiction (books) *'' Seier gjennom lovsang'' by Merlin Carothers (1980) *'' Videre med Herren'' by Bob Mumford (1980) *'' Gåten Knut Hamsun'' by Robert Ferguson (1990) *'' Seidelin gjenforteller Bibelen'' by Ann Elisabeth Seidelin (1992) *'' Vannmerke'' by Josef Brodskij (1993) ;Poetry (books) *'' Tilegnet den usynlige verden''

(s.m. Kurt Narvesen) (1984) *'' Kjærlighet og hat: Et utvalg''

(1988) *'' Slavenes energi''

(1989) ;Poetry (albums) *'' Hadde månen en søster: Leonard Cohen på norsk'' (vocals:

Kari Bremnes Kari Bremnes (born 9 December 1956) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She got an MA in language, literature, history and theatre studies from the University of Oslo, and worked as a journalist for several years before deciding to dedicate h ...

, Sidsel Endresen, Claudia Scott, Somebody's Darling, Kirsten Bråten Berg, Kristin Solli) (1993) *'' Aleine om høsten'' Hank Williams på norsk (vocals: Vibeke Saugestad, Jonas Fjeld, Gunn Heidi Larsen,

Sondre Bratland Sondre Bratland (born 11 September 1938) is a Norwegian folk singer, song teacher and Government scholar. He has performed traditional songs from Setesdal and Telemark, collected religious folk tunes and composed music to songs by poets as Olav ...

) (1995) *'' Fredløs: Bob Dylan på norsk'' (vocals: Åge Aleksandersen) (1997) *'' Flux: William Shakespeare på norsk'' (vocals: Elisabeth Karsten) (1999) ;Drama (books) *'' Ekte Dylan'' by

Sam Shepard Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays as well as several books of short stories, essays, ...

(Arken, 1988) *'' Det siste karneval'' by

(Solum, 1995) ;Drama (plays) *

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Edmond Rostand Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (, , ; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with th ...

(s.m. Pål Løkkeberg and Torstein Bugge Høverstad) (Trøndelag teater, 1984) *

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

(Rogaland teater, 1986) *

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

(Rogaland teater, 1986; Den Nationale Scene, 1999; Riksteatret, 2003; Nationaltheatret, 2010) * Ham Hamlet by

/ Poul Borum (NRK Ungdomsteatret, 1988) * En god dør trenger ingen lås by Morten Jansson (NRK Ungdomsteatret, 1989) * Så lenge smerten er usynlig by Dorrit Willumsen (NRK Radioteatret, 1994) * Satans kvinnfolk by Benedicte Adrian/ Ingrid Bjørnov (Holmenkollen, 1994) * Rent: En rock-opera by

Jonathan Larson Jonathan David Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist and playwright, most famous for writing the musicals ''Rent (musical), Rent'' and ''Tick, Tick... Boom!'', which explored the social issues of mult ...

(Trøndelag teater, 1999) * Spring Awakening (Oslo Nye, 2010; Trøndelag teater, 2010) ;Editing * I korthet: Atten norske aforistikere (1986) * Samtaler med Jens Bjørneboe 1951–1976 (1987) * Poetenes evangelium Jesu liv i norske dikt (ill.: Bjørn Bjørneboe) (1991) * Mann! Bibelske mannsbilder (photo: Morten Krogvold) (2000) * 100 dikt om krig (2003) *'' Tingene er dine øyne / Tingene er dine øjne / Tingene er dine ögon'' Skandinaviske dikt og sangtekster 1600–2000 (2009)

Prizes

Cappelen Prize The Cappelen Prize () is a Norwegian literary award that was established in 1979 by J.W. Cappelens Forlag, one of the oldest publishing houses of Norway, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publishing house. It has not been awarded aft ...

(1987) for ''Karl Johans åpenbaring'' * Aust-Agder fylkes kulturpris (1993) * Kultur- og kirkedepartementets pris for barne- og ungdomslitteratur Illustrated book prize (1995) for ''Tvillingbrødrene'' (s. m. Harald Nordberg) * Record of the year Spellemannprisen 1995 "

A Kind of Christmas Card "A Kind of Christmas Card" is the debut solo single by Norwegian singer Morten Harket from a-ha, released in August 1995 by Warner Bros. as the first single from his second album, '' Wild Seed'' (1995). The song was written by Håvard Rem and Ha ...

" (with

)

References

External links

Dagbladet (2003)Cappelen Damm (2004)Om norsk krigslyrikk. Klassekampen, 18 September 2003Religiøse skadefølger. Aftenposten, 2 February 2009
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