Poems by Karin Boye


Poems by Karin Boye has been translated into English by th following translators:


David McDuff has translated the complete poems of Karin Boye in the book "Karin Boye: Complete Poems". With kind permission by David McDuff, all poems are available below:

For more information, please visit the website of David McDuff and his own pages with the translations.



Jenny Nunn has translated a selection of poems by Karin Boye in the book "To a friend". With kind permission by Jenny Nunn, the poems are available below:


Other translations:

Hans Corell:

Edwin Klint Bywater:


Copyright © 1997, 2005, 2016:
Translation from Swedish into English: McDuff, Jenny Nunn, Hans Corell and Edwin Klint Bywater.
Swedish original: Ulf Boye

Published with the permission of:
McDuff, translation.
Jenny Nunn, translation.
Hans Corell, tranbslation.
Edwin Klint Bywater, translation.
Ulf Boye, copyright of the Swedish original.
May and Hans Mehlin, Layout.