''For the Living and the Dead'' () is a 1989 collection of poetry by the Swedish writer

Tomas Tranströmer Tomas Gösta Tranströmer (; 15 April 1931 – 26 March 2015) was a Swedish poet, psychologist and translator. His poems captured the long winters in Sweden, the rhythm of the seasons and the palpable, atmospheric beauty of nature. Tranströmer' ...

. It received the

Nordic Council Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...

. Its 1996 translation into English by Canadian author

Don Coles Donald L. Coles (April 12, 1927 – November 29, 2017) was a Canadian poet and novelist. He won the 1993 Governor General's Award for English poetry for his collection ''Forests of the Medieval World'' and the Trillium Book Award in 2000 for his co ...

won the John Glassco Translation Prize in 1997.

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1989 poetry books Poetry by Tomas Tranströmer Swedish poetry collections Albert Bonniers Förlag books Nordic Council's Literature Prize–winning works {{Poetry-collection-stub

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