Rolf Aggestam

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	December 21, 1941 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	December 27, 2020 (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

1. "Aggestam, Rolf - Alex". Alex (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-07-28.
2. Rolf Aggestam – Wahlström & Widstrand.
3. Rolf Aggestam – NE Nationalencyklopedin.
4. Konkret och bildrikt – Sveriges Radio.
5. På jakt efter det obegripliga – Allehanda.
6. Kultur i korthet – Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå.
7. Rolf Aggestam får Aspenströmpriset – Dalademokraten.
8. Samfundet de Nios priser och pristagare – Samfundet De Nio.