Tomas Tranströmer - February 26, 1974

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UA Poetry Center

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Modern Languages Auditorium
Tomas Tranströmer

In his first appearance at the Poetry Center, Tomas Tranströmer reads widely from his work as translated by May Swenson, Robert Bly, and Samuel Charters. Given primarily in English, the reading opens with a bilingual performance of "Spår" <"Tracks"> in Swedish and English.

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Introduction
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by Lois Shelton

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"Tracks"
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Performed in Swedish and English.

Citation

Tranströmer, Tomas. Windows & Stones: Selected Poems. Trans. May Swenson with Leif Sjöberg. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1972.

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"Further In"
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Differs from collected version.

Citation

Tranströmer, Tomas. The Half-Finished Heaven. Ed. and trans. Robert Bly. Saint Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 2001.

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"Seeing Through the Ground"
Citation

Tranströmer, Tomas. The Half-Finished Heaven. Ed. and trans. Robert Bly. Saint Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 2001.

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"Guard Duty"
Citation

Tranströmer, Tomas. Windows & Stones: Selected Poems. Trans. May Swenson with Leif Sjöberg. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1972.

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"Out in the Open"
Citation

Tranströmer, Tomas. 20 Poems. Trans. Robert Bly. Madison, MN: Seventies Press, 1970.

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"Baltics"
Citation

Tranströmer, Tomas. Baltics. Trans. Samuel Charters. Berkeley, CA: Oyez, 1975.

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Question and Answer Session
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Some questions are inaudible.

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"Längs radien"
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Includes brief comments from the audience and the performance of "Längs radien" ["Along the Lines"] in Swedish.

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"Along the Lines"
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Differs from collected version, which bears the title "Along the Lines (Far North)."

Citation

Tranströmer, Tomas. The Half-Finished Heaven. Ed. and trans. Robert Bly. Saint Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 2001.

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"Standing Up"
Citation

Tranströmer, Tomas. Night Vision. Trans. Robert Bly. Northwood Narrows, NH: Lillabulero Press, 1971.

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Tomas Tranströmer
Photographer
Lois Shelton
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