{"product_id":"seriously-well-9781737277569","title":"Seriously Well","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first-ever English translation of one of Norway's best-known poets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of Norway's most outstanding living poets, Helge Torvund's \u003ci\u003eSeriously Well\u003c\/i\u003e is a book-length poem that explores the characteristics and limits of poetic incantation in relation to memory and illness. With spare lines and simple language, Torvund layers intimate recollections of nature, childhood, a personal illness and ultimately his deeply affecting acceptance of death. But \u003ci\u003eSeriously Well\u003c\/i\u003e is not a poem of mourning; rather it is one of expectation, experience, and of \"a confidence that told me \/ the very best thing to do for me \/ was to be where I am, \/ be alive \/ in that which is.\" Translated from Norwegian by its author, \u003ci\u003eSeriously Well\u003c\/i\u003e is the first full-length book of Torvund's poetry to appear in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelge Torvund\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Ha, Norway, in 1951, and lives with his wife near the Southwest coast. He has pub-lished over two dozen collections of poetry, along with children's books, essays and translations. In 2018 he was awarded the Dobloug Prize from the Swedish Academy. His children's book \u003ci\u003eVivaldi\u003c\/i\u003e (NYRB, 2019) was included in Flavorwire's 20 Most Beautiful Children's Books of All Time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helge Torvund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Song Cave\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.2lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.30w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737277569","brand":"Song Cave","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42860071092361,"sku":"9781737277569","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_31d670ff-3fc8-4970-bd7d-47a06fb344ab.jpg?v=1722316476","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/seriously-well-9781737277569","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}