tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post1614482926449091053..comments2024-02-03T10:27:22.640+00:00Comments on Nordic Voices in Translation: Eva-Stina Byggmästar - a poemDavid McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515361544462041148noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-61790986102933702952009-04-30T17:50:00.000+01:002009-04-30T17:50:00.000+01:00I think that in spite of their modernity of expres...I think that in spite of their modernity of expression, many of ESB's poems are at root a form of "light poetry", in the sense that "light music" used to be "light" - it's an old-fashioned term for a genre that was once popular but is not so common nowadays. I can't think of anywhere outside of "Finland-Sweden" where poetry like this is written nowadays, for it doesn't fall within the usual David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515361544462041148noreply@blogger.com