{"product_id":"the-half-finished-heaven-selected-poems-9781555977832","title":"The Half-Finished Heaven: Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn expanded edition by the Nobel laureate Tomas Tranströmer, translated by the award-winning poet Robert Bly\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery person is a half-open door\u003cbr\u003eleading to a room for everyone. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe endless field under us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWater glitters between the trees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lake is a window into the earth.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e--from \"The Half-Finished Heaven\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTomas Tranströmer's celebrated career earned him a place among the twentieth century's essential global voices. Translated into more than fifty languages, his poetry draws readers to its power and resonance, its shaping of landscapes both outer and interior, stark and yet alive to the luminous. In 2011, Tranströmer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature \"because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe National Book Award-winning poet and renowned translator Robert Bly first introduced American readers to Tranströmer's poetry in his seminal English translations, all of which are collected here for the first time in this expanded edition. With an updated introduction and fourteen additional poems, \u003ci\u003eThe Half-Finished Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e presents the best of Tranströmer's poetry in one indispensable volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555977832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Tomas Transtromer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360489828533,"sku":"9781555977832","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3823b92b-9520-4be6-9e79-b453ea3d1f2b.jpg?v=1773721198","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-half-finished-heaven-selected-poems-9781555977832","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}