Tranströmer
Tomas Tranströmer (April 15, 1931 – March 26, 2015) was a Swedish poet and translator. He is regarded as one of the most important Swedish poets of the 20th century and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2011.
His poetry is characterized by economical, lucid language and precise imagery. It often blends observations of
In 1954 he published his first collection, 17 Poems, and over the following decades issued numerous volumes.
He also engaged in translation work, helping to bring international poetry to Swedish readers. His work often
Tranströmer spent most of his life in Sweden and died in Stockholm in 2015.