"I'm dreaming in the mountains of Crete
where the earth lies red
and the rivers run free
where the wild winds blow
and the pine-trees bow
just bend down low
not break
as they turn their twisted arms
towards the sun
and by that blazing light
they are reborn"
(from "Between Gravity and Grace", to be published 2009)
Asien - Mystik och Verklighet/ Asia - Mystery and Reality
A book with prose, poems and photos from journeys in Tibet, Burma, Ladakh, Nepal and India. (FC-SYD, 1994). The writers have done many travels there and the book deals with both religious and political issues in these countries.(The book is sold out! Contact your nearest library if you are interested)
Lena Måndotter have included many of her poems in her live-acts and performances. She has given many poetry readings both in Scandinavia and Europe; for example at El Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. Her literary work has also been published in anthologies, magazines, on cds.Below are short descriptions of some of her own books.
Där Alla Änglar Fallit/ Where All Angels Have Fallen
A book of poems about a journey in Transhimalaya to the pilgrim-mountain Kailash in Tibet. Photos by Christer Strömholm. (Art Distribution 1993). The text has also been performed together with percussion (by Bert Mellblom) in a performance with the same name. This book also contains a spanish translation by Juan Cameron.(Sold Out! contact your nearest library if you are interested).
A book with poems and prose about a journey through Mexico and Guatemala.
Pictures by Max Liljefors (Art Distribution 1991). Some of these poems
were also included in a series of exhibitions.(Sold Out! contact your
nearest library if you are interested)