TRANSTRÖMER!!!

[thymelady]

Nobel Prize in literature to Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer!! Not only am I excite because he's a Swede, there have been many years of hope for his sake... ÄNTLIGEN!!! ( <-- finally in Swedish. A word often used when Nobel prizes are announced.) New York Times on Tranströmer.

Announced by the Swedish Academy at 13:00 sharp (1 pm, always) by

Comments

[queerlyobscure]

Never heard of Mr. Transtömer before in my life, but I'm very pleased for him.

Since I am unaware of any still-living poet deserving of a prize of any kind, I can't accuse him of having an advantage. I'm sure he's very worthy. Swedes tend to be ;)

As much as I really dislike Apple, I can admit that Steve Jobs did his part for the technology world. It's always a pity when a genius dies.

[unsentimentalf]

I was sorry about Steve Jobs, but he certainly packed a lot into 57 years.

Good for your poet. I did go and look at a couple of translations. Failed to really get in tune with them, but then I did just glance. I will have another look at some point.

[an_lagat_glas]

We are all celebrating here ; )

[spamjoe]

I'm not the biggest Apple!Fan, I don't like the whole hype - BUT Steve Jobs seemed to be a decent guy ... a visionary.

I never heard about Tranströmer before, until I saw a report about him on TV the other day. I like the way he sets a mood with just two or three words. It's a pity with his strokes, though.