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 (born 1939), 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 Back to top 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) Back to top C Siv Cedering (1939–2007) Christina Charlotta Cederström Samuel Columbus (1642–1679) Gustaf Filip Creutz (1731–1785) Back to top D Gunno Eurelius Dahlstierna (1661–1709) Olof von Dalin (1708–1763) Ebba Maria De la Gardie (1657–1697) Back to top E Johannes Edfelt (1904–1997) Vilhelm Ekelund (1880–1949) Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968) Back to top F Öyvind Fahlström Nils Ferlin (1898–1961) Lars Forssell (1928–2007) Jacob Frese (1691–1729) Katarina Frostenson (born 1953) Gustaf Fröding (1860–1911) Back to top G Karl Johan Gabrielsson Erik Gustaf Geijer Kay Glans (born 1955) Lars Gustafsson Back to top H Britt G. Hallqvist (1914–1997) Gunnar D. Hansson Verner von Heidenstam (1859–1940) Gunnar Henningsson (1895–1960) Urban Hiarne (1641–1724) Rose-Marie Huuva (born 1943) Back to top J Ann Jäderlund (1955–1955) Lars Johansson (1638–1674) Majken Johansson Gabriel Jönsson Back to top K Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931) Greta Knutson Back to top 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) Back to top M Bertil Malmberg (1889–1958) Tom Malmquist Harry Martinson (1904–1978) Back to top N Ture Nerman Lars Norén Back to top O Charlotta Öberg (1818–1856) Bruno K. Öijer (born 1951) Mohamed Omar (born 1976) Mathilda Valeria Beatrix d'Orozco Back to top R Johan Runius (1679–1713) Back to top 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) Back to top T Tomas Tranströmer (1931–2015), writer, poet and translator Samuel Triewald (1688–1743) Back to top V Karl Vennberg Back to top W Gunnar Wennerberg Jacques