Post by moira on Oct 4, 2008 14:42:56 GMT 2
Odveig Klyve
introduced by Ren Powell
I’d like to introduce Odveig Klyve to Wompo members. She is colleague I admire for her talent and her approach to poetry as an artform. She’s also very happy to be presented here!
Odveig Klyve is an award winning Norwegian poet, writer and film director. She has published seven poetry collections and eight children’s books. She has also translated the work of an Iranian and a Palestinian poet as part of a series of poetry books “The Continent of the Voice” with Cappelen publishers. She has written and directed several short films, which have been invited to international festivals in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Romania, India and the USA.
Her website: www.odveigklyve.no/
You can see and hear her reading her poems at the StAnza Poetry Festival in Scotland:
tinyurl.com/5raxoj
tinyurl.com/5udrcu
I would like to provide this link to an excerpt of her book Det andre blikket, which has been translated into English and is still seeking US or UK publication. Because it is not yet published in English, the webpage is password protected: email me for the passwords.
tinyurl.com/6s4pf7
Det andre blikket (Second Sight) takes on the theme of Alzheimer’s. While the poems can be read as a single, fractured narrative of a mother-daughter relationship, there is no doubt that the poems themselves are not dependent upon a “theme”. The craftsmanship is excellent and the emotions identifiable to all readers. Klyve has been invited to read and perform poems from Second Sight at healthcare conferences and poetry festivals like StAnza in Scotland.
From reviews:
"The poet invites us into a magical world, in which those with Alzheimer's live... One would have to be a tough nail not to be touched by this book." Helge Torvund, Dagbladet
"Second Sight is good poetry that is also useful. It will appeal to everyone interested in living and aging." Truls Horvei, Haugesunds Avis
"...get it, read it, listen to the insight, warmth and selfless love song from a daughter to and about a mother." Lars R. Furnes, Sunnmørsposten (the critics give it 6 out of 6)
"...a daring, poetic stance that shows how Alzheimer's can open a space for peace and reconciliation.... Klyve works carefully through the subject matter. Ingunn Økland, Aftenposten
"A beautiful book: gripping and touching because Klyve dares to enter the spaces we normally close to everyone but ourselves." Oddmund Hagen, Dag og Tid
"Klyve's poetic voice speaks with a natural authority..." Erik Loden, Stavanger Aftenblad