Poet Tomas Transtromer won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature

[blazeofglory]

Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer won the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature in Stockholm. According to the Swedish Academy Transtromer, 80 won "because, through his condensed, translucent images he gives us fresh access to reality."

After 40 years since another Swedish writer has won a Nobel Prize for Literature, Tomas is a powerful poet who's poetry has recently been published by independent press. "The Half-Finished Heaven" (Graywolf) is a collection of selected poems that was published in 2001; a larger collection, "The Great Enigma" was published by New Directions in 2006. His "Selected Poems" was published by Ecco, a division of HarperCollins, in 2000.

Mr. Transtromer briefly worked as a psychologist at a youth correctional facility.

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Why did you not raise the usual question whether or not he deserved the prize? Did the rest of other poets, novelists, literaturers prove less worthy of this coveted prize? Is it a fair judgment? Is not there politics or error of judgment? You are free to raise so many questions and concerns centered on this issue so that the rest can share their experiences, impressions, knowledge and learn from each other.

[Arrowni]

You don't "deserve" prizes, they are gifts given to you by sympathetic people, arguments about some people liking someone better than other is actually making the discussion about spite instead of generosity.