Swedish Poetry 1
MAGNUS WILLIAM-OLSSON Ögonblicket är för Pindaros
ett litet rum i tiden (The Moment for Pindar is a Small Space in Time, 2006) Classical poetry and mythology are frequently occurring elements in Magnus William-Olsson’s work, along with quotations and allusions in Ancient Greek. Additionally the poems are written in a great variety of fixed metre, which might make them seem rather remote and reserved. And yet because they like to tackle private matters, as in elegies to lost family members and intimate love poems, his work also possesses an intimacy that makes him one of the most romantic of contemporary Swedish poets. SWEDISH POETRY Selected Collections of Poetry: O’ (1987) Att det ur din eld (1995) Biografia (2000) Ögonblicket är för Pindaros ett litet rum i tiden (2006) Ingersonetterna (2010) Eremitkräftans sånger (2016) 56