Siv Cedering

Siv Cedering
Born (1939-02-05)February 5, 1939
Överkalix, Sweden
Died November 17, 2007(2007-11-17) (aged 68)
Sagaponack, New York, United States
Pen name Siv Cedering Fox
Occupation Poet, Writer, and Artist
Nationality Swedish-American
Period 1969–2007
Genre poetry, children's literature, novels
Spouse Hans Van de Bovenkamp
Website
www.cedering.com

Siv Cedering (February 5, 1939 – November 17, 2007) was an award-winning Swedish-American poet, writer, and artist. She occasionally published as Siv Cedering Fox.[1]

Early life

Siv Cedering was born 30 kilometers south of the arctic circle in rural Överkalix, Norrbotten County, Sweden, the second of four children. She began writing poetry at age 8. At 14, she immigrated with her family to San Francisco, where she graduated from Lowell High School.[2]

Career

A poet and fiction writer, Siv Cedering wrote many books in her native Swedish, as well as in English, her second language, publishing a total of 20 books and four works of translation. She also wrote plays, screenplays, music, television programs, and was a widely exhibited painter and sculptor. She was self-taught, having never received any formal training, though she was mentored by such notable poets as William Stafford. She later went on teach in Graduate and Undergraduate writing programs all over the country.[3]

Ms. Cedering won the Best Book of the Year Award in Sweden for her first novel Playing in the Pig House. This story is an autobiographical account of her early decision to celebrate creativity. She wrote children's books, including a playful series of books about an introspective pig who wrote poetry, some of which were adapted for television, for which Ms. Cedering wrote the music and provided the character drawings. Another of her novels, Oxen, was made into the 1991 film The Ox starring Stellan Skarsgård and directed by Sven Nykvist, Ingrid Bergman's longtime cinematographer. The Ox went on to receive an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[4]

Ms. Cedering's poetry and prose have appeared in over 200 anthologies, textbooks, and magazines, including Harper's, Ms., Science, and The New Republic. She also wrote musicals for children and won prizes and grants for her screenplays. While gaining success as a poet and fiction writer, Ms. Cedering expressed herself in the visual arts, mastering the techniques of both painting and sculpture with a skill that led to her work being exhibited first in the Hamptons and later throughout the United States.[5]

Professional observations

Bibliography

Poetry
Children's and Young Adult Books
Novels
Works Translated

To English from Swedish:

To Swedish from English, Spanish, Danish:

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Siv Cedering (A New Leaf Gallery - Sculpturesite, Inc.)
  2. ↑ Artist And Poet Siv Cedering (Hamptons Online)
  3. ↑ Siv Cedering (Academy of American Poets)
  4. ↑ A Tribute and a Celebration: Siv Cedering’s Last Book,“Vixen”(National Book Critics Circle)
  5. ↑ Poets Remember Siv Cedering (Southampton Press. 4/17/08)

External links

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