NobelPrize-winnerTomasTranstr繹merexploresthepersonalandpolitical,theecologicalandexistential,throughpoemsthatexpandlikethewideningscopeofatelephotolens.Withslowstrokesandsubtle,richlines,TheBlueHouse:CollectedWorksofTomasTranstr繹merisevidenceofaNobelPrize-winningpoettracingtheworldwithhispen.Astunningtestamenttoanillustriouscareer,TheBlueHousegatherspoemsandwritingsfromTranstr繹mer’sfourteencollectionsintoasinglebook.OriginalSwedishsitsalongsidetheirEnglishtranslationsasPattyCranetranslateshiswordsintorevelatorylanguageacuteintheunderstandingofhumanchangeandloss.Subtleinpoliticsandexactinimagery,thepoemsofTheBlueHouserangefromagilehaikutocinematicprose.Socialphenomenaareobservedinrichdetail--a“dictator’sbust“presidingoveratraincarofdoomedpassengers--andthecollectionispropelledbyempathyandcuriosity.UnderTranstr繹mer’swatchfuleye,nosubjectisoverlooked:MilijBalakirev,theRussiancomposer;NilsDacke,theSwedishpeasantwholedarebellionagainsttheking;andhim,thestrangerwhoforgetshisnamebytheroadside.Fromthepersonaltothepoliticaltotheexistential,Transtr繹mer’spoemsactasatelephotolens,grantingusreinvigoratedaccesstotheworldwelivein.
