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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]

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

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  1. [1]
    Clappett, Marie-Claire (2011-10-06). "Tomas Tranströmer: Ten things you never knew about the poet you never knew". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
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    Leonardz, Jenny; Neuman, Ricki (2011-10-06). "En säker ton". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2012-05-07.
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    http://www.albertbonniersforlag.se/Nyheter/2014/4/25/Utdelning-av-Sodra-Latins-Transtromer-stipendium/ Archived 2016-03-28 at the Wayback Machine Albert Bonniers Förlag (in Swedish)
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    "Pianisten Daniel Stagno och sångaren Petteri Lehikoinen tolkar Tranströmer". Sveriges Radio. 3 May 2013.


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