Listening to "Rainy Night House" right now... I DID NOT KNOW they were lovers at one point. Oh, man, will one ever stop learning.
The song is great. Both versions, Ladies... and Miles of Aisles...
I agree on Tranströmer, I have his Swedish complete poems, along with English translations.
As a poet, yes, Joni Mitchell reigned pretty much supreme in her heyday.
I met Joni backstage in New York when she was touring with Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays; what a woman...