These six thoughtful, though differently tempered, Swedish poets are an eminent needle in the haystack. They are too fast for the mainstream poetics to get on their backs. These six poets are talking straight to you in their personal manner of speaking. You'll get no kudos for knowing Swedish poetry, without having read each of these six poets.


The contemporary Swedish poets Johannes Anyuru, Eva-Stina Byggmästar, Naima Chahboun, Martin Högström, Freke Räihä and Matilda Södergran. Translated by Kristian Carlsson.