Earlier works, Poetry

Bob Hansson

 

Like, Hallelujah (Halleluja liksom)

 

Bob Hanson describes his poetry collection:

“it’s a book about life, death and a rowboat. simply said, no pulled stops on the great things. or the little things.

 

it’s a book about razor-red trickles on wrists and a boy who wants a princess dress. it’s a book with striptease and the story of creation, about love and hate and shy dogs. it also includes a lake and a classroom, and therefore it is perfectly suited to each and every modern home.

 

and if you read it twice a week, you’ll lose weight. or maybe gain weight. no conclusive studies have been done. but whiter teeth.

 

so it’s life, death and a bit of toothpaste. no pulled stops about how fantastic it is. for once, you’ll get a bestseller with shorter sentences. instead of letters of indulgence.

 

soon in a bookstore near you. can you afford to be happy? buy it!"

 

103 pages

 

Rights sold

Sweden: Wahlström & Widstrand

 

Here we are (Här är vi)

 

Bob Hansson tells how he goes into a café with another human being’s poetry collection and ten days later comes back out with his own.

 

93 pages

 

Rights sold

Sweden: Ruin

 

Brittleness Poetics (Bräcklighetens poetik)

 

Bob Hansson’s third book deals with the brittleness of humankind, as well as poetry. Some of the texts are autobiographical, while others demonstrate the political and social consequences of taking brittleness and openness seriously.

 

212 pages

 

Rights sold

Sweden: Wahlström & Widstrand

 

Reviews

“with black print on white paper, he can turn any page into a language fireworks show.”

Eskilstunakuriren

 

I’m laying here being perfectly good enough (Här ligger jag och duger)

 

This is two collections of Bob Hansson’s poetry: Heja världen! originally published in 1988 and Lugna pukernas Mosebook originally published 2000.

 

Reviews

“Poets who make us feel better about ourselves are absolutely wonderful.”

Helsingborgs Dagblad

 

“He’s quick-witted and creative in writing, too. His poems have the fresh air feeling of improvisation…Bob Hansson is one of the few in Sweden who successfully transferred the sweeping gestures of rock and roll into poetry.”

Aftonbladet