The poetry of Erik Axel Karlfeldt was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1931. Words from his poems live on in the conversations and texts of our time, sometimes without everyone knowing the source. In this book, Karlfeldt himself speaks through his poems, accompanied by beautiful photographs. The texts in the book give insight into Karlfeldt's life from his childhood on a farm in Dalarna to his success as a writer and secretary at the Swedish Academy. Images from Karlfeldt's own time interplay with photos from environments that are forever associated with him, not least his well-known garden in Sjugare.