17 Poems

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]

17 Poems
First edition
AuthorTomas Tranströmer
Original title17 dikter
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
PublisherAlbert Bonniers förlag
Publication date
1954
Pages54

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


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