Rolf Aggestam

Rolf Aggestam (born 1941) is 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 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
  • 1975 – Glimmer
  • 1979 – Rost
  • 1980 – Häpp, hopp
  • 1986 – Med handen om pennan
  • 1992 – Foder
  • 1994 – Niagara!
  • 1998 – Att flå en blixt
  • 2003 – I detta ögonblick

Awards

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