tˈɑːmæʒ ʃˈælɐmˌʌn dʒuːlˈaɪ fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn wʌzɐ sloʊvˈiːniən pˈoʊɪt hˌuː wʌzɐ lˈiːdɪŋ fˈɪɡjɚɹ ʌv pˈoʊstwɔːɹ nˈiːoʊˈævəntɡˈɑːɹd pˈoʊɪtɹi ɪn sˈɛntɹəl jˈʊɹɹəp ænd ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəli ɐklˈeɪmd ɐbsˈɜːdɪst.
Tomaž Šalamun (July 4, 1941 – December 27, 2014) was a Slovenian poet who was a leading figure of postwar neo-avant-garde poetry in Central Europe and an internationally acclaimed absurdist.