17 Poems Explained

17 Poems
Author:Tomas Tranströmer
Title Orig:17 dikter
Country:Sweden
Language:Swedish
Publisher:Albert Bonniers förlag
Pub Date:1954
Pages:54

17 Poems (Swedish: '''17 dikter''') is a 1954 poetry collection by the Swedish writer Tomas Tranströmer. It was Tranströmer's debut book: he had previously only been published in journals.[1] The book was well received in the Swedish press and praised for its formal confidence and imagination in metaphors.[2]

Several of the poems in 17 poems have been set to music.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clappett. Marie-Claire. 2011-10-06. Tomas Tranströmer: Ten things you never knew about the poet you never knew. The Daily Telegraph. 2012-05-07.
  2. News: Leonardz. Jenny. Neuman. Ricki. 2011-10-06. En säker ton. Swedish. Svenska Dagbladet. 2012-05-07.
  3. http://www.albertbonniersforlag.se/Nyheter/2014/4/25/Utdelning-av-Sodra-Latins-Transtromer-stipendium/ Albert Bonniers Förlag (in Swedish)
  4. News: Pianisten Daniel Stagno och sångaren Petteri Lehikoinen tolkar Tranströmer. Sveriges Radio. 3 May 2013 .