Dare not to sleep
"Dare not to sleep" () is a poem written by Arnulf Øverland. The poem was first published in the magazine "Samtiden" in 1936, and included in the poetry collection "Den Røde Front" from 1937. It is about the Nazism and Fascism's onward march in Europe – a warning against indifference, human contempt and a warning against what would happen. In this poem Øverland mentions Hitler by name, and says: