Name Werner Aspenstrom Role Poet | Died January 25, 1997 | |
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Books Blavalen, The Wind Itself: Selected Poems Awards Samfundet De Nios stora pris Nominations Nordic Council\'s Literature Prize Similar People Lars Ahlin, Ivar Lo‑Johansson, Torgny Lindgren, Jan Fridegard, Vilhelm Moberg | ||
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Karl Werner Aspenström (13 November 1918 – 25 January 1997) was a Swedish poet.
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- Collected poems by werner aspenstr m book design by nina ulmaja
- Werner aspenstr m tolkad av kent
- Selected Works
- References
Born at Norrbärke, he was a member of the Swedish Academy, where he held Seat 12 from 1981 to 1997. Following his breakthrough in 1949 with Snölegend ("Snow legend") he was considered as one of the leading 20th century Swedish poets, and his poetry have often been compared to the works of the nobel prize laureats Harry Martinson and Tomas Tranströmer.
Aspenström claimed that his motivation for writing was "writing for his cat", but apparently hinted that he meant someone else with that.
In 1989, together with Lars Gyllensten and Kerstin Ekman, he resigned from the Swedish Academy because of the academy’s response to the Salman Rushdie controversy, which was perceived as weak. He however claimed that this was not the sole reason for his resignation, but rather one amongst several other.
He was a friend of Stig Dagerman's.
Werner aspenstr m tolkad av kent
Selected Works
