Which Nobel Prize in Literature laureate won in 2011 and was known for short, compressed poems?

Tomas Tranströmer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2011 and was known for short, compressed poems.

Tranströmer was a Swedish poet, psychologist, and translator born in Stockholm in 1931. His poetry uses concise images, dreamlike transitions, natural landscapes, music, memory, and moments of psychological revelation. He worked for many years as a psychologist supporting young offenders and people with disabilities.

The Swedish Academy praised his condensed, translucent images, which give readers fresh access to reality. His poems were translated widely, helping establish an international readership despite the compact scale of his books.

Tranströmer suffered a stroke in 1990 that limited his speech and movement, but he continued writing and performing music. He also played the piano, including with his left hand after the stroke, and died in Stockholm in 2015.