Håvard Rem

Rem made his book debut in 1977 with Kall på heltene, a collection of poetry. His Selected Poems has been published in Norwegian (1996), Arabic (2000), Russian (2002), Italian (2011) and Japanese (2015). Rem's poetry and song lyrics have been used by artists and bands such as Gulli Briem (Mezzoforte), Gisle Kverndokk, a-ha, Morten Harket, Kaizers Orchestra, Vamp, Jørn Hoel, and Silje Nergaard.

Rem has written biographies of Bob Dylan, Erik Mykland, Aril Edvardsen, Tor Erling Staff and Bjarte Baasland. He has also written books about his travels in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Rem has interpreted texts by Bob Dylan, Walt Whitman, Derek Walcott and Leonard Cohen. He has also translated and worked on texts by William Shakespeare.

• Non-fiction (books) • Seier gjennom lovsang by Merlin Carothers (1980) • Videre med Herren by Bob Mumford (1980) • Gåten Knut Hamsun by Robert Ferguson (1990) • Seidelin gjenforteller Bibelen by Ann Elisabeth Seidelin (1992) • Vannmerke by Josef Brodskij (1993) • Poetry (books) • Tilegnet den usynlige verden Walt Whitman (s.m. Kurt Narvesen) (1984) • Kjærlighet og hat: Et utvalg Leonard Cohen (1988) • Slavenes energi Leonard Cohen (1989) • Poetry (albums) • Hadde månen en søster: Leonard Cohen på norsk (vocals: Kari Bremnes, Sidsel Endresen, Claudia Scott, Somebody's Darling, Kirsten Bråten Berg, Kristin Solli) (1993) • Aleine om høsten Hank Williams på norsk (vocals: Vibeke Saugestad, Jonas Fjeld, Gunn Heidi Larsen, Sondre Bratland) (1995) • Fredløs: Bob Dylan på norsk (vocals: Åge Aleksandersen) (1997) • Flux: William Shakespeare på norsk (vocals: Elisabeth Karsten) (1999) • Drama (books) • Ekte Dylan by Sam Shepard (Arken, 1988) • Det siste karneval by Derek Walcott (Solum, 1995) • Drama (plays) • Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand (s.m. Pål Løkkeberg and Torstein Bugge Høverstad) (Trøndelag teater, 1984) • Hamlet by William Shakespeare (Rogaland teater, 1986) • Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (Rogaland teater, 1986; Den Nationale Scene, 1999; Riksteatret, 2003; Nationaltheatret, 2010) • Ham Hamlet by William Shakespeare/Poul Borum (NRK Ungdomsteatret, 1988) • En god dør trenger ingen lås by Morten Jansson (NRK Ungdomsteatret, 1989) • Så lenge smerten er usynlig by Dorrit Willumsen (NRK Radioteatret, 1994) • Satans kvinnfolk by Benedicte Adrian/Ingrid Bjørnov (Holmenkollen, 1994) • Rent: En rock-opera by Jonathan Larson (Trøndelag teater, 1999) • Spring Awakening (Oslo Nye, 2010; Trøndelag teater, 2010) • Editing • I korthet: Atten norske aforistikere (1986) • Samtaler med Jens Bjørneboe 1951–1976 (1987) • Poetenes evangelium Jesu liv i norske dikt (ill.: Bjørn Bjørneboe) (1991) • Mann! Bibelske mannsbilder (photo: Morten Krogvold) (2000) • 100 dikt om krig (2003) • Tingene er dine øyne / Tingene er dine øjne / Tingene er dine ögon Skandinaviske dikt og sangtekster 1600–2000 (2009)