# List of Swedish poets

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
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* See also
* Notes

## 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 [sv] (1642–1679)
* 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)
* 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 Hjärne (1641–1724)
* 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 [sv] (1679–1713)
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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 von Triewald [sv] (1688–1743)
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## V

* Karl Vennberg
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## W

* Gunnar Wennerberg
* Jacques Werup
* Lars Wivallius [sv] (1605–1669)
* Beppe Wolgers