Rolf Aggestam

Swedish writer (1941–2020)

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(s)	Poet, writer and translator
Years active	1973–2020

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]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Aggestam, Rolf - Alex". Alex (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-07-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Rolf Aggestam – Wahlström & Widstrand.
^ Rolf Aggestam – NE Nationalencyklopedin.
^ Konkret och bildrikt – Sveriges Radio.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d På jakt efter det obegripliga – Allehanda.
^ Kultur i korthet – Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå.
^ Rolf Aggestam får Aspenströmpriset – Dalademokraten.
^ Samfundet de Nios priser och pristagare – Samfundet De Nio.