Jordan Barger
@norsk.bsky.social
Translator. Norwegian literature enthusiast. Iowa MFA.
Backlight is out and the trilogy is all together! Wooo! Thanks to @catranslation.bsky.social for putting out these masterpieces.
June 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Backlight is out and the trilogy is all together! Wooo! Thanks to @catranslation.bsky.social for putting out these masterpieces.
Advice from two of my favorite writers (Hesselholdt + Lutz) for everyone to stop being so specific and stringent
February 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Advice from two of my favorite writers (Hesselholdt + Lutz) for everyone to stop being so specific and stringent
Your work is awesome! Love these lil guys
February 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Your work is awesome! Love these lil guys
Ok touché this is a lot of words at once
ambrosiaurealised, hvad?
ambrosiaurealised, hvad?
February 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Ok touché this is a lot of words at once
ambrosiaurealised, hvad?
ambrosiaurealised, hvad?
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.
Heaven Looks Like Us, available from @haymarketbooks.org in mid May 2025.
January 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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.
Heaven Looks Like Us, available from @haymarketbooks.org in mid May 2025.
Just played a French scrabble tournament in Bordeaux. Went 2-3, very happy. But omg am I tired. One of the harder things I’ve ever done with my languages
January 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Just played a French scrabble tournament in Bordeaux. Went 2-3, very happy. But omg am I tired. One of the harder things I’ve ever done with my languages
Very excited about finding three Vesaas books in French
January 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Very excited about finding three Vesaas books in French
When I learn there’s another treat in France named pastis and it’s nothing like liquid pastis, I say put it in my hand
December 21, 2024 at 11:48 PM
When I learn there’s another treat in France named pastis and it’s nothing like liquid pastis, I say put it in my hand
Saw some Peder Balke’s tucked deep within the Louvre today. King Louis-Philippe commissioned these cus he missed northern Norway
December 18, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Saw some Peder Balke’s tucked deep within the Louvre today. King Louis-Philippe commissioned these cus he missed northern Norway
icy enclosures of flora in Iowa city
December 14, 2024 at 9:47 PM
icy enclosures of flora in Iowa city
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
linktr.ee/jordanbarger
December 14, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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
linktr.ee/jordanbarger
Mikrobloggingen fortsetter
December 1, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Mikrobloggingen fortsetter
It’s my micro-blog and I’ll show you the bookmarks in my Einar Haugen’s Norwegian English Dictionary if I want!
December 1, 2024 at 2:19 AM
It’s my micro-blog and I’ll show you the bookmarks in my Einar Haugen’s Norwegian English Dictionary if I want!
I am once again polishing up my nautical and fishery terminology for Norwegian translation purposes
November 29, 2024 at 4:28 PM
I am once again polishing up my nautical and fishery terminology for Norwegian translation purposes
I will not apologize for my rogue bathing ways
November 17, 2024 at 1:55 PM
I will not apologize for my rogue bathing ways
This aged real well cus I just met some new homies at a scrabble tournament largely cus they were carrying around turnips at the venue. irl animal crossing vibes
November 15, 2024 at 1:24 PM
This aged real well cus I just met some new homies at a scrabble tournament largely cus they were carrying around turnips at the venue. irl animal crossing vibes
Cozy Moose lookin like a Durer print
August 13, 2023 at 7:09 PM
Cozy Moose lookin like a Durer print
in addition to poetic snippets, I will also use this space to post dumb pictures of puddles and random things I find beautiful. I reserve the right to have a meaningless internet presence somewhere that is not about career stuff.
August 13, 2023 at 6:26 PM
in addition to poetic snippets, I will also use this space to post dumb pictures of puddles and random things I find beautiful. I reserve the right to have a meaningless internet presence somewhere that is not about career stuff.
Late 2023 is all about ignoring detractors for me. Like I’mma keep doing what I love I can’t help how that lands. I used to be like this horse but then I realized you shouldn’t rely on the opps to feed you.
August 13, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Late 2023 is all about ignoring detractors for me. Like I’mma keep doing what I love I can’t help how that lands. I used to be like this horse but then I realized you shouldn’t rely on the opps to feed you.