In one poem by this author, men "rise from a ditch" in overalls the same color as the earth; that poem is set in sites "that keep on getting bigger / like the land bought with Judas' silver."
In one poem by this author, men "rise from a ditch" in overalls the same color as the earth; that poem is set in sites "that keep on getting bigger / like the land bought with Judas' silver." Another of his poems concludes that "the samurai looks insignificant / beside his armor of black dragon scales" because "often the shadow seems more real than the body." Those poems are ($) "Outskirts" and "After a Death." Samuel Charters translated this author's most famous work, a long poem set on the island of Runmaro based on his grandfather's piloting days. In addition to (*) Baltics, this author's collections include The Great Engima and 17 Poems. For ten points, identify this Swedish poet, winner of the 2011 Nobel prize.
In one poem by this author, men "rise from a ditch" in overalls the same color as the earth; that poem is set in sites "that keep on getting bigger / like the land bought with Judas' silver."
Tomas {Transtromer}