Sunday, 21 November 2010

POEM ON WESTERN SAHARA IN KLASSEKAMPEN

One of my Western Sahara poems ("Norsk næringsliv og Vest-Sahara - en simulert chat") is published by the Norwegian newspaper Klassekampen this week-end. The links are Norwegian, but you can find information in English on the companies below (and their involvement in Western Sahara) through Google. OK, here's my translation:

NORWEGIAN BUSINESS & WESTERN SAHARA (A SIMULATED CHAT)

hi Trond!

Hi Kristian!

y'know what?

No

the norwegian companies gearbulk,
sjøvik and green reefers break the "business know-how"
published by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry

The business know-how published by the Foreign Ministry?

yup! check out these sites:




But generally they're OK, right?

yeah generally

2 comments:

  1. Amazing how gready the industries/people can be...It's very important with these types of poems; hope to read more soon!

    Any chance of posting the original Norwegian version of the poem here?

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  2. OK! Here's the Norwegian/original version-hope you like it:


    NORSK NÆRINGSLIV OG VEST-SAHARA – EN SIMULERT CHAT

    hei, trond!

    Hei, Kristian!

    veit du hva eller?

    Nei

    de norske selskapene gearbulk,
    sjøvik og green reefers bryter bisnissvettreglene fra ud

    Bisnissvettreglene fra UD?

    ja visst! sjekk disse:

    http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Protesterer-mot-Jebsen-rederi-583180.html

    http://www.smp.no/incoming/article198423.ece

    http://vest-sahara.no/index.php?parse_news=single&cat=1&art=1540

    Men de er greie ellers, ikke sant?

    ellers ja

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