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Diwan

by Gunnar Ekelof

Poems drawing on Persian and Middle Eastern poetic forms and imagery

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Gunnar Ekelof

Swedish surrealist poet considered the greatest Swedish poet of the twentieth century. His Suite of Divan shows his engagement with Persian and Byzantine culture.

More by Gunnar Ekelof

  • Late Arrival on EarthPoetry exploring alienation, temporality, and consciousness with experimental form→
  • StrountesCollection with neologisms and linguistic inventiveness evoking absurdist themes→
  • A Mölna ElegyElegy set in Swedish landscape meditating on loss, mortality, and endurance→
  • A Night by the HorizonLate work capturing nocturnal visions and philosophical reflections→

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