"Once there was a shock that left behind a long, shimmering comet tail."
SOURCE: METAFILTER • 2011-10-06
TOPICS:
American Poets • Writing • Literature • Poetry • Haiku • Robert Bly • Mary Karr • Human Interest
Swedish poet Tomas Transtrmer has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature. His poetry has been translated into more than five dozen languages and is the living poet who has been translated most into English. He received the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2007, and the award page is a pretty extensive source of information. Below the cut I'll include a few of his poems that I've found online, but the best place to start is the poetry section of his website, where you'll also find an interview... read more »