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Håvard Rem

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Håvard Rem

Håvard Rem (born 7 February 1959, Oslo) is a Norwegian poet.

Lyrics and poetry

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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, Morten Harket, Kaizers Orchestra, Vamp, Jørn Hoel, and Silje Nergaard.

Non-fiction and biographies

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Rem has written biographies of Bob Dylan, Erik Mykland, Aril Edvardsen, Tor Erling Staff and Bjarte Baasland. He has also written books about his travels in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Interpreting and translations

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Rem has interpreted texts by Bob Dylan, Walt Whitman, Derek Walcott and Leonard Cohen. He has also translated and worked on texts by William Shakespeare.

Publications

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Non-fiction (books)
Poetry (books)
Music texts
Drama (books)
Drama (plays)
Fiction (books)

Interpretations and translations

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Non-fiction (books)
Poetry (books)
Poetry (albums)
Drama (books)
Drama (plays)
Editing

Prizes

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References

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  1. ^ Iversen, Vidar. "Cappelenprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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