This bilingual anthology aims at providing an English-speaking audience with a selection of modern Norwegian poetry. Although Norwegian poets create works of high quality, their poems are generally little known outside Scandinavia. Some of the poets represented in this anthology are well established, others are not so well known. However, they all represent something special in modern Norwegian poetry. The editor, Terje Johanssen, is himself an established poet in Norway. His introductory chapter will provide the readers with a general survey of the development the last 25 years, and of the present situation of modern Norwegian poetry.