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Ordinary Miracles

Elegant, rampant, sensual poetry possessing a clarity that takes you by surprise.

From Ordinary Miracles:

PEACH, PLUM, PEAR

I do not feel love,
does not overwhelm the world with beauty,
and if I’m not at home,
I will leave the key under the mat
and put the soap in its rightful place.

I do not wish to belong,
do not ask for much:

1. Clean underwear

2. Boiled water

3. Nice shoes

Tonight I dreamt of the sun,
the sudden warmth surprised us,
our cunts were shining,
and your silky dress;
it was a holy place.

Praise for Ordinary Miracles:

"...It confirms her reputation as a writer with a unique sense of form and considerable sensuality. (...) An excellent collection: Mona Høvring alternates freely between the concrete and sensual, and the absurd and surrealistic"
(Haugesunds Avis)

First published: 2006, Forlaget Oktober
Mona Høvring: Biography and bibliography