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Poet Nils-Åke Hasselmark dies at age 91

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  • Poet Nils-Åke Hasselmark has died at age 91.
  • He passed away at home after a period of illness, according to reports.
  • Hasselmark was an award-winning poet with a career spanning decades.

The award-winning poet Nils-Åke Hasselmark has died at the age of 91. According to reports from his partner Laila Nygren to TT, Hasselmark passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by friends after a period of illness. Hasselmark debuted in 1957 with the poetry collection "Dikter över en brusten trädgård".

His latest collection, "Ingenmans strand", was published in 2024. He published a large number of poetry collections and received several awards, including the Bellman Prize from the Swedish Academy in 2024 and Sveriges Radios lyrikpris twice, in 1985 and 2025.

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