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What was Martinson's contribution to Swedish poetry?

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Reformer, Harry Martinson was a Swedish poet, novelist, and essayist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974, jointly with Eyvind Johnson. Martinson's poetry is characterized by its simplicity, clarity, and lyrical beauty. He often wrote about the natural world, and his work is infused with a deep sense of humanism.
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