List of Swedish poets explained

This is a list of Swedish poets, including those who are Swedish by nationality or who write in the Swedish language (years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article):

A

• Arvid August Afzelius (1785–1871), pastor, poet, historian and mythologist
• Sofia Ahlbom
• Catharina Ahlgren (1734 – c. 1800), feminist writer, poet, translator, editor, and one of the first identifiable female journalists in Sweden
• Per Ahlmark (1939-2018), writer and former leader of the Liberal People's Party
• Kurt Almqvist (1912–2001), poet, academic and spiritual figure
• August Bernhard Andersson (1877–1961)
• Dan Andersson (1888–1920)
• Werner Aspenström (1918–1997)
• Sun Axelsson (1935–2011), poet, novelist, translator and journalist

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B

• Albert Ulrik Bååth (1853–1912)
• Frans G. Bengtsson (1894–1954)
• Bengt Berg (1885–1967)
• Bo Bergman (1869–1967)
• Marcus Birro (born 1972)
• Erik Blomberg (1894–1965)
• Carl Boberg (1859–1940)
• Karin Boye (1900–1941)
• Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659–1730)

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C

• Siv Cedering (1939–2007)
• Christina Charlotta Cederström
• Samuel Columbus (1642–1679)^[1]
• Gustaf Filip Creutz (1731–1785)

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D

• Gunno Eurelius Dahlstierna (1661–1709)
• Olof von Dalin (1708–1763)
• Ebba Maria De la Gardie (1657–1697)

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E

• Johannes Edfelt (1904–1997)
• Vilhelm Ekelund (1880–1949)
• Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968)

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F

• Öyvind Fahlström
• Nils Ferlin (1898–1961)
• Lars Forssell (1928–2007)
• Jacob Frese (1691–1729)^[1]
• Katarina Frostenson (born 1953)
• Gustaf Fröding (1860–1911)

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G

• Karl Johan Gabrielsson
• Erik Gustaf Geijer
• Kay Glans (born 1955)
• Lars Gustafsson

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H

• Britt G. Hallqvist (1914–1997)
• Gunnar D. Hansson
• Verner von Heidenstam (1859–1940)
• Gunnar Henningsson (1895–1960)
• Urban Hiarne (1641–1724)^[1]
• Rose-Marie Huuva (born 1943)

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J

• Ann Jäderlund (1955–1955)
• Lars Johansson (1638–1674)
• Majken Johansson
• Gabriel Jönsson

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K

• Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931)
• Greta Knutson

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L

• Olof Lagercrantz
• Pär Lagerkvist (1891–1974)
• Stig Larsson
• Oscar Levertin (1862–1906)
• Sven Lidman
• Erik Lindegren
• Ebba Lindqvist
• Kristina Lugn
• Artur Lundkvist (1906–1991)

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M

• Bertil Malmberg (1889–1958)
• Tom Malmquist
• Harry Martinson (1904–1978)

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N

• Ture Nerman
• Lars Norén

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O

• Charlotta Öberg (1818–1856)
• Bruno K. Öijer (born 1951)
• Mohamed Omar (born 1976)
• Mathilda Valeria Beatrix d'Orozco

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R

• Johan Runius (1679–1713)^[1]

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S

• Östen Sjöstrand (1925–2006), poet, writer and translator
• Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672)
• Eva Ström (born 1947)
• Jesper Svenbro (born 1944), poet and classical philologist
• Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941)

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T

• Tomas Tranströmer (1931–2015), writer, poet and translator
• Samuel Triewald (1688–1743)^[1]

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V

• Karl Vennberg

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W

• Gunnar Wennerberg
• Jacques Werup
• Lars Wivallius (1605–1669)^[1]
• Beppe Wolgers

See also

• Swedish literature

Notes and References

1. Preminger, Alex and T. V. F. Brogan, et al., The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993. New York: MJF Books/Fine Communications