Gerard Bonnier Poetry Prize
The Gerard Bonnier Lyrikpreis (Original: Gerard Bonniers lyrikpris ) is a Swedish literary award that is given to a Swedish poet every year.
history
The Gerard Bonniers lyrikpris was donated in 1978 by the Swedish publisher Gerard Bonnier on the occasion of his 60th birthday and has been awarded annually since then. The winner will be announced on March 7th of each year, the birthday of the founder. The jury that selects the title holder consists of a representative of the publisher, a critic and the previous winners. The award is endowed with 100,000 Swedish crowns . The winners include names such as Lars Norén , Karl Vennberg , Tomas Tranströmer , Göran Sonnevi and Ulf Eriksson .
Award winners
- 1978: Lars Norén
- 1979: Karl Vennberg
- 1980: Erik Beckman
- 1981: Tobias Berggren
- 1982: Göran Sonnevi
- 1983: Birgitta Defiant
- 1984: Tomas Tranströmer
- 1985: Kjell Espmark
- 1986: Bengt-Emil Johnson
- 1987: Lars Forssell
- 1988: Katarina Frostenson
- 1989: Stig Larsson
- 1990: Anna Rydstedt
- 1991: Ernst Brunner
- 1992: Lars Lundkvist
- 1993: Tua Forsström
- 1994: Werner Aspenström
- 1995: Arne Johnsson
- 1996: Birgitta Lillpers
- 1997: Jesper Svenbro
- 1998: Lennart Sjögren
- 1999: Rolf Aggestam
- 2000: Marie Lundquist
- 2001: Staffan Söderblom
- 2002: Eva Runefelt
- 2003: Ulf Eriksson
- 2004: Ann Jäderlund
- 2005: Eva Ström for Rött vill till rött
- 2006: Claes Andersson for Tidens framfart
- 2007: Eva-Stina Byggmästar
- 2008: Eva Ribich for Ljuset kommer in underifrån
- 2009: Helena Eriksson
- 2010: Kennet Klemets for Kling kling
- 2011: Agneta Enckell for Anteckningar (intill ett nordligt innanhav)
- 2012: Jenny Tunedal for Mitt krig, sviter
- 2013: Björner Torsson for Hüzün eller Den hopfällbara näsan
- 2014: Fredrik Nyberg for Att bli ved
- 2015: Ida Börjel for Ma
- 2016: Åsa Maria Kraft for Randfenomen
- 2017: Johan Jönson for dit. dit. huh.
- 2018: Gunnar D. Hansson for Tapeshavet
- 2019: Mara Lee for Kärleken och hatet