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"There's something about poetry and narratives, sophistications..." (...)

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Tomas Tranströmer was born in Stockholm in 1931. A translator, psychologist, entomologist, and classical pianist, he has become the most influential and revered Swedish poet of his generation. He is the author of twelve full-length collections of poetry, most recently Den stora gåtan (The Great Enigma) in 2004. Tranströmer's books have appeared in hundreds of editions in over fifty languages. Among his many honors are Germany's Petrarch Prize, the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the Bellman Prize, the Bonnier Award for Poetry, and the Swedish Academy's Nordic Prize. In 2008 Green Integer will release his book The Sorrow Gondola, translated by Michael McGriff with Mikaela Grassl. Tranströmer lives with his wife Monica in Stockholm.

"Picture a whole oracle song / that gains knowledge like / a new girl (....)"

"Being us the caring ones zombies played graffiti-carved... (...)"

"Solitude never went so far, le plaisir de la vida, ... (...)"

"I'm special in countless ways, speaking myself to you makes the magic... (...)"

"Burlesque, in conclusion, / some hilarious memories / of a sick confusion .../ ...."

"Who blinds tears like a weather report Waters love ya and they don't know why.... (...)"

"Now and then I dream I control / your eyes, to warm-up your drops, / dress you up in a sarong ... / ..."

"Heated air coupled with ashes, and papers ripped in a soundless scratch - like a worrying gasp by the opponents of Gods (...)"

"Thanks for being here tonight ya snowflakes and DNA - Now, combine that with (...)"

"Straight forward, un-condomed, standing-up for controls over time.../..."

"I wouldn't mind Nostalgia, / Extensions, Traumas / on Valentino's Day (...)"

"A loss for all seasons, a mutual confort grew up in far-away cabins of their imagination (.....)"

"You're reaching global pains, slacking off the garments It's from all sides.... (...)"

Stop, ya all-the-tears & tunes from suddenly watching the whole thing......""

"Unconscious Babbage in his foggy state of mind approched the idea of sleep and yet.. (...)"

"Johnny was a living proof killed by walking w/ respect and affection (.....)"