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):

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 * 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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 * 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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 * Siv Cedering (1939–2007)
 * Christina Charlotta Cederström
 * Samuel Columbus (1642–1679)
 * Gustaf Filip Creutz (1731–1785)

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

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

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

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 * 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)

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

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

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

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 * Ture Nerman
 * Lars Norén

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

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 * Johan Runius (1679–1713)

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 * 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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 * Tomas Tranströmer (1931–2015), writer, poet and translator
 * Samuel Triewald (1688–1743)

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 * Karl Vennberg

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