A Step in the Right Direction

In A Step in the Right Direction, Sondergaard continues a line of thought he first developed in Bees Die Sleeping and continued in Vinci, Later (which was published in English in 2005). This new collection is "about" walking. It contains four major cohesive songs or cantos, each of which explores the act of walking from a different point of view: as a social activity, as an act of love, as a condition for thought, and as inspiration for art.

MORTEN SØNDERGAARD (born 1964) is a Danish writer. He is the author of several books, including two poetry collections that have been translated into English: A Step in the Right Direction, and Vinci, Later. He lives in Copenhagen.

BARBARA J. HAVELAND (born 1951) translates fiction, poetry and drama from Danish and Norwegian to English. Her lengthy C.V. features works by many leading Danish and Norwegian writers including Peter Høeg, Ib Michael, Jan Kjaerstad and Linn Ullmann. She has also translated poetry by other Danish poets such as Pia Juul and Nicolaj Stochholm and by the young Bosnian-born writer Alen Me kovi . Recent projects include new translations of three plays by Henrik Ibsen: The Master Builder, Little Eyolf and A Doll's House. She lives in Denmark.