Salamander Sun and Other Poems

Pia Tafdrup is one of Denmark’s leading poets. She has received the Nordic Literature Prize – Scandinavia’s most prestigious literary award – and the Swedish Academy’s Nordic Prize. This new translation combines two recent collections, The Migrant Bird’s Compass and Salamander Sun, the third and fourth parts of a quartet written over ten years.

Pia Tafdrup is one of Denmark’s leading poets. She has received the Nordic Literature Prize – Scandinavia’s most prestigious literary award – and the Swedish Academy’s Nordic Prize. This new translation combines two recent collections, The Migrant Bird’s Compass and Salamander Sun, the third and fourth parts of a quartet written over ten years.