Global InformationRolf Aggestam information
Rolf Aggestam | |
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| Born | 21 December 1941 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 27 December 2020 (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]
- ^ 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.