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Jordan Barger

@norsk.bsky.social

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Translator. Norwegian literature enthusiast. Iowa MFA.

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Dec 14

Since Bluesky is more welcome to links, here’s a link to all of my online publications! Read my translations, essays and poetry here:

linktr.ee/jordanbarger

the painting Soria Moria by Theodor Kittelsen

Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Jun 24

Backlight is out and the trilogy is all together! Wooo! Thanks to @catranslation.bsky.social for putting out these masterpieces.

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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · Jun 18

mountain poem 2/31: “Holiday 1” by Yahya Hassan, translated by @norsk.bsky.social. Yahya Hassan was a marvelous poet I’m excited for more people to read!

full text of this and a couple other YH poems: actionbooks.org/2021/06/thre...

& the interview with YH quoted in ALFTM: youtu.be/1HE6ZsH8ldU?...

HE TOOK A SMOKE IN HIS MOUTH

GIVE ME ONE UNCLE I SAID WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT

YOU ARE STILL A LITTLE BOY

I ALSO LEARNED THAT IN DENMARK UNCLE

HE KISSED ME ON THE CHEEK AND THE SUN KISSED HIM

I DROVE AROUND IN CIRCLES AND BLEW OUT SMOKE

An uncle giraffe & a smaller giraffe, in front of the very sun that kissed the uncle in Yahya Hassan’s poem.

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Marianna Suleymanova @marsnova.bsky.social · Jun 10

Working with the @khoreo.bsky.social team on the production of the audio version of my translation from issue 5.1 (out as a pod soon) has been a dream experience. Talented, refreshingly diverse roster of voice actors, unparalleled attention to detail. Vote for them if you can🖤📚

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · Jun 9

The #IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Fiction Podcast recognize excellence in audio performance and production for speculative fiction. Congratulations to these finalists:

Finalists for Outstanding Fiction Podcast:

Cast of Wonders

Khōréō Magazine

Podcastle

Pseudopod

The Nosleep Podcast

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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · May 13

Svein Jarvoll, translated by Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social

The Anchorite

Anthony and the pig
ate from the same barrel

The first year he thought:
Don't my holy toes look like
a sow suckling four piglets?

The second year he thought:
I used to be a pinecone on the branch:
green, heavy and closed off.
Now I am a pinecone on the forest floor:
brown, light and opened up.

Thinking about death
had held him up for many years
One day he thought:
the smell of turpentine
is a lot like
the smell of turpentine.

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British Centre for Literary Translation @bcltuea.bsky.social · Apr 9

The British Centre for Literary Translation is now part of Bluesky 🎉 We're looking forward to connecting with new and old followers. Help us spread the word and stay tuned for updates! #BCLT #Bluesky #literarytranslation

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Apr 3

Follow @circumferencemag.bsky.social for the best in poetry in translation!

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Marianna Suleymanova @marsnova.bsky.social · Mar 25

Bloody thrilled to share my translation of Evgenia Nekrasova’s horned tale on the perils of patriarchy. Deep gratitude to @theoffingmag.bsky.social for giving this banger a home🖤🩸

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · Mar 25

Read "Kika", written by Evgenia Nekrasova and translated from Russian by Marianna Suleymanova, at The Offing today!
theoffingmag.com/translation/...

Kika by Evgenia Nekrasova, translated from Russian by Marianna Suleymanova

Translation - The Offing Magazine

theoffingmag.com

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Mar 15

Sorry Hai Rui Bhagwan :(

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Mar 15

RIP Dag Solstad

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Stagger Lee @staggerlee68.bsky.social · Mar 6

15 years he's been gone now. Still think about his music most days...

youtu.be/meDCjtfDk4c?...

Sparklehorse – It's A Wonderful Life (Official Video)

YouTube video by Sparklehorse (Official)

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Feb 26

No way! Cool! I’ll check it out :)

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Feb 25

My range

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Feb 24

Advice from two of my favorite writers (Hesselholdt + Lutz) for everyone to stop being so specific and stringent

Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Feb 18

Think about this essay all the time. She has been translated into German since, don’t know anyone who’s read it though. Nor do I know if there are other translations

Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Feb 13

Your work is awesome! Love these lil guys

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Feb 9

Suuuper excited for this

Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Feb 7

Ok touché this is a lot of words at once
ambrosiaurealised, hvad?

Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Feb 7

Pulling out the tome to check

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Feb 6

ours is a poor sort of language that only allows one word at a time

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Jan 27

My least favorite medium (podcast) about my favorite music (Movietone + Flying Saucer Attack + Crescent)

Wooo!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Episode #66: Kate Wright and Richard King / Movietone & Planet Records (Bristol, UK)

Podcast Episode · Songs From a Padded Envelope · 01/24/2025 · 1h 14m

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Jan 24

lol, the Tallests are the elite members of the aliens in Invader Zim

Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Jan 23

Beyond honored to contribute a Yahya Hassan translation to this landmark anthology of Palestinian Poetry.

Heaven Looks Like Us, available from @haymarketbooks.org in mid May 2025.

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Ruth Donnelly @rudotranslates.bsky.social · Jan 22

Some homemade hurdy gurdy action here to brighten a dull Wednesday…

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lolarusa.bsky.social @lolarusa.bsky.social · Jan 14

Fishing for the Little Pike, by Juhani Karila, translated by yours truly, is a Dublin Literary Award Longlist finalist. : )
God bless the librarians. #juhanikarila

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · Jan 16

Steel Diver 2 ???????

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