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]

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]

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  1. ^ a b c d "Aggestam, Rolf - Alex". Alex (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e Rolf Aggestam – Wahlström & Widstrand.
  3. ^ Rolf Aggestam – NE Nationalencyklopedin.
  4. ^ Konkret och bildrikt – Sveriges Radio.
  5. ^ a b c d 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.
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