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Rolf Aggestam (21 December 1941 – 27 December 2020) was a Swedish poet, writer and translator.[1] Aggestam was born in Stockholm.[2] His first poetry collection was published in 1973, Ditt hjärta är ett rött tåg.[2] He made his debut as a prose writer in 1994.[3] He drew his inspiration from Dylan Thomas and Walt Whitman.[2] Aggestam translated the works of the latter.[1]

Rolf Aggestam
Born	(1941-12-21)21 December 1941 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	27 December 2020(2020-12-27) (aged 79)
Alma mater	University of Lund
Occupation	Poet, writer and translator
Years active	1973–2020

Aggestam studied at the University of Lund in the 1960s.[1] He was an editor of the magazine Lyrikvännen in the years 1973–1977,[1] and also an editor of the literary calendar Halifax with Katarina Frostenson from 1987-96.[2] Aggestam received several prizes for his poetry, among others: Sveriges Radios lyrikpris, Eyvind Johnson-priset and Gerard Bonniers lyrikpris.[2]

Bibliography

• 1973 – Ditt hjärta är ett rött tåg ISBN 91-46-11929-9
• 1975 – Glimmer ISBN 91-46-12359-8
• 1979 – Rost ISBN 91-46-13351-8
• 1980 – Häpp, hopp ISBN 91-46-13666-5
• 1986 – Med handen om pennan ISBN 91-46-15269-5
• 1992 – Foder ISBN 91-46-16117-1
• 1994 – Niagara! ISBN 91-46-16523-1
• 1998 – Att flå en blixt ISBN 91-46-17343-9
• 2003 – I detta ögonblick ISBN 91-46-17541-5

Awards

• 1986 – Sveriges Radios Lyrikpris[4][5]
• 1994 – Beskowska resestipendiet[6]
• 1995 – Eyvind Johnsonpriset[5]
• 1997 – De Nios Vinterpris[5]
• 1999 – Gerard Bonniers lyrikpris[5]
• 2018 – Aspenströmpriset[7]
• 2018 – Karl Vennbergs pris[8]

References

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