Jan Oskar
Hansen is a poet, story teller and seafarer, born in
Stavanger, Norway. He joined the merchant navy at 15 and spent
most of his life at sea until settling in the early 90's in
Portugal. His poetry has been widely published in hard copy and
online, worldwide. Reviewers have generally commented that a
love and honoring of living things stands out in Hansen's work,
and deep humility; that it reveals with unflinching honesty
man's shortcomings in his efforts to love, telling what there is
to tell in a first person, deeply resident universal voice.
The poet is widely read and fluent in several languages,
knowledge often acquired at night during his many years at sea.
He chose to write primarily in English following enthusiastic
reception of his work from English-speaking editors and readers.
His books Include Murmur
From The East (Lapwing Publications, Belfast 2008),
End Of The Voyage (Water Forest Press, US 2007),
La Strada (Lapwing Publications, Belfast 2006),
Lunch in Denmark (Lightningsource, UK 2005) and
Letters from Portugal (BeWrite Books, UK 2003). Both
Letters from Portugal and Lunch in Denmark
are available at Amazon.com. |
His poems have been published in
over 20 literary magazines worldwide, including: Hudson Review,
USA; Skyline, USA; Skald, Wale; La rue Bella, England; The
Bards, England; War is a dangerous place, England; The Black
Mountain Review, Ireland; ARS Poetica India, India; Metvere
Muse, India; Poets International, India; Braquemard, England;
Fvirefly Magazine, USA; Pphoo, India; Taj Mahal Review, India;
Remark Magazine, USA; Journal Of Anglo-Scandianvian Poetry,
England. |
