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Rolf Aggestam

Rolf Aggestam
Born(1941-12-21)21 December 1941
Stockholm, Sweden
Died27 December 2020(2020-12-27) (aged 79)
Alma materUniversity of Lund
Occupation(s)Poet, writer and translator
Years active1973–2020

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]

Rolf Aggestam grew up in Nockeby in Bromma,[1] but eventually moved to Näsåker in Ångermanland in the 1980s.[4] He spend the summers at Viken, in the vicinity of Höganäs.[1] His friends nicknamed him Roffe.[4]

Aggestam studied at the University of Lund in the 1960s, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, and then worked as a journalist in Malmö.[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 to 1996.[2] Aggestam received several prizes for his poetry, among others: Sveriges Radios lyrikpris, Eyvind Johnson-priset and Gerard Bonniers lyrikpris.[2]

During his lifetime, Aggestam was known first and foremost as a poet and translated poems by, among others, Matsuo Bashō and Walt Whitman, published respectively in 1974 and 1983.[3]

The last poetry collection of Aggestam, Mitt i det veka livet, was published posthumously in 2021.[3]

Rolf Aggestam was married to Annelie Fridell-Aggestam, she is also a writer.[5] Together, they have three daughters.[4]

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
  • 1989 – Between Darkness and Darkness: Selected Poems ISBN 0-915986-24-8
  • 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
  • 2009 – Död räkning ISBN 91-46-21967-6
  • 2016 – Tattartrumpet ISBN 978-91-46-22947-6
  • 2021 – Mitt i det veka livet ISBN 91-46-23715-1

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Aggestam, Rolf - Alex". Alex (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e Rolf Aggestam – Wahlström & Widstrand.
  3. ^ a b c Rolf Aggestam – NE Nationalencyklopedin.
  4. ^ a b c Till minne: Rolf Aggestam – Dagens Nyheter (DN).
  5. ^ Poeten och författaren Rolf Aggestam har gått bort – SVT Nyheter.
  6. ^ Konkret och bildrikt – Sveriges Radio.
  7. ^ a b c d På jakt efter det obegripliga – Allehanda.
  8. ^ Kultur i korthet – Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå.
  9. ^ Rolf Aggestam får Aspenströmpriset – Dalademokraten.
  10. ^ Samfundet de Nios priser och pristagare – Samfundet De Nio.
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