"Hollo's poetry continually confounds as well as exceeds the reader's expectations."-- Small Press
Anselm Hollo Book order (chronological)
A Finnish poet and translator whose style was deeply influenced by the American beat poets. He published more than forty collections of poetry, establishing a significant literary voice. Hollo also distinguished himself as a translator, rendering works from Finnish, German, Swedish, and French into English. His career as an educator included teaching creative writing at eighteen different institutions, where he shared his profound understanding of poetic craft.
Paavo Haavikko and Tomas Tranströmer. Selected Poems
- 141 pages
- 5 hours of reading
The 1950s saw a major breakthrough in Finnish poetry when such modernists as Paavo Haavikko turned away from national idealism. The poetry of Haavikko, who has emerged as the most original of these poets, is remarkable for its lyricism and exceptionally direct imagery.Tomas Tranströmer, a contemporary Swedish poet, draws on a long tradition of Swedish nature poetry, and combines a wide viewpoint with a sharp focus on particular details. This selection ranges from his early, somewhat mystical poems to his later, more explicit work.