As I've been living this daily project of illustrating someone famous that was born on each respective day, I occasionally come across dates where none of the most obvious choices interest me. This has forced me to look at individuals who I knew little to nothing about prior to their birthday. Tranströmer is one such individual and upon reading his poetry, I was smitten.
"her ear-drops dangle like swords of Damocles"
-Tomas Tranströmer:
excerpt from “National Insecurity,” part of New and Collected Poems by Tomas Transtromer, translated by Robin Fulton. Published in 1997 by Bloodaxe Books. www.bloodaxebooks.com
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