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Tomas Gösta Tranströmer (Swedish: [ˈtʊ̌mːas ˈjœ̂sːta ˈtrâːnˌstrœmːɛr]; 15 April 1931 – 26 March 2015) was a Swedish poet, psychologist and translator. His poems captured the long Swedish winters, the rhythm of the seasons and the palpable, atmospheric beauty of nature. [2]
Learn about the life and poetry of Tomas Tranströmer, the Nobel Prize-winning Swedish poet who explored themes of fragmentation, isolation, and the deep. Find his collections, translations, memoir, and correspondence with Robert Bly.
Tomas Tranströmer, född 15 april 1931 i Stockholm, död 26 mars 2015 i Sofia församling i Stockholm, var en svensk poet, översättare och psykolog. Tranströmer tilldelades Nobelpriset i litteratur 2011 efter att i många år ha varit ett återkommande namn i förhandsdiskussionerna till priset.
Tomas Tranströmer. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011. Born: 15 April 1931, Stockholm, Sweden. Died: 26 March 2015, Stockholm, Sweden. Residence at the time of the award: Sweden. Prize motivation: “because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality” Prize share: 1/1. Life.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 was awarded to Tomas Tranströmer "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality"
Tomas Tranströmer was a Swedish lyrical poet noted for his spare but resonant language, particularly his unusual metaphors—more transformative than substitutive—which have been associated with a literary surrealism. His verse was at once revelatory and mysterious. Tranströmer was awarded the Nobel.
Jun 16, 2024 · Blanca Varela in Paris 1940. Editing an anthology of Latin American poets of the twentieth century for Dan Veach at The Atlanta Review, I found this remarkable photograph of Peruvian poet Blanca Varela many years ago.
