Första / Sista

• Published in: Nordlit
• Main Author: Torbjörn Ömalm
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Norwegian
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2020
• Subjects: Katalogdikt; Auto-etnografi; Samhällsomvandling; Sápmi; Dialekt; Samiska; Norwegian literature; PT8301-9155; Arctic; Gällivare; Kiruna; Malmberget; meänkieli
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/13.5474; https://doaj.org/article/b8f36d61ebcb426b83d8736d21118501

Första / Sista are two related catalogue poems in Swedish where listening plays a role as a narrator. The poems aim to paint a picture of current events, places, local history, and self-observation in the urban transitions within the Arctic small towns of Gällivare, Malmberget, and Kiruna. They unco...