Siv Cedering
Siv Cedering | |
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| Born | February 5, 1939 Överkalix,Sweden |
| Died | November 17, 2007(aged 68) Sagaponack, New York,United States |
| Pen name | Siv Cedering Fox |
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| Nationality | Swedish-American |
| Period | 1969–2007 |
| Genre | Poetry, children's literature, novels |
| Spouse | Hans Van de Bovenkamp |
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Siv Cedering(February 5, 1939 – November 17, 2007) was aSwedish-Americanpoet, writer, and artist. She occasionally published asSiv Cedering Fox.[1]
Early life
[edit]Siv Cedering was born 30 kilometers south of theArctic Circlein ruralÖverkalix,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 fromLowell High School.[2]
Career
[edit]A poet and fiction writer, Siv Cedering wrote many books in her nativeSwedish,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, and 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 asWilliam Stafford.She later went on to teach in Graduate and Undergraduate writing programs all over the country.[3]
Ms. Cedering won the Best Book of the Year Award inSwedenfor her first novelPlaying 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 filmThe OxstarringStellan Skarsgårdand directed bySven Nykvist,Ingrid Bergman's longtime cinematographer.The Oxwent on to receive a nomination for anAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[4]
Ms. Cedering's poetry and prose have appeared in over 200 anthologies, textbooks, and magazines, includingHarper's,Ms.,Science,andThe 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 theHamptonsand later throughout the United States.[5]
Professional observations
[edit]- "Siv was a one of a kind force of the spirit, a total original, who will never be replaced."—Bill Henderson, founder ofPushcart Pressand editor ofThe Pushcart Prize
- "Siv was a remarkable woman, devoted to poetry and active in her devotion."–Donald Hall,formerPoet Laureate of the United States
Bibliography
[edit]- Poetry
- Cup of Cold Water, with photographs by the author(New Rivers Press, 1973)
- Letters From the Island(Fiddlehead Books, 1973)
- Letters From Helge, with song by the author(New Rivers Press, 1974)
- Mother Is, Stein and Day(1975)
- How To Eat a Fortune Cookie, with illustrations by Sally Soper Bowers(New Rivers Press 1976)
- The Juggler, with illustrations by Bill Brauer(Sagarin Press, 1977)
- Color Poems, with illustrations by friends of the author(Calliopea Press, 1978)
- Twelve Pages From the Floating World(Calliopea Press, 1981)
- Ukiyo-e(Harper's Magazine, September, 1981)
- Letters From the Floating World: Selected and New Poems(University of Pittsburgh Press, 1984)
- Letters From an Observatory: New and Selected Poems 1973–1998(Karma Dog Editions, 1998)
- Vixen, with drawings by Connie Fox(Pushcart Press, 2007)
- Children's and Young Adult Books
- The Blue Horse, and Other Night Poems(New York: Houghton Mifflin/Clarion, 1979)
- Grisen som ville bli ren(Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren, 1983)
- Polis, polis, potatisgris(Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren, 1985)
- Grisen som ville bli julskinka(Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren, 1986)
- Grisen far till Paris(Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren, 1987)
- Mannen i ödebyn(Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren, 1989)
- Novels
- Leken i grishuset(Stockholm: Prisma, 1980)
- Oxen(Stockholm: Prisma, 1981)
- Works Translated
To English from Swedish:
- Two Swedish Poets: Gösta Friberg and Göran Palm(New York: New Rivers Press, 1974)
- You and I and the World,poems by Werner Aspenström, Merrick, (New York: Cross-Cultural Communications, 1980)
- Pearl's Adventure(translated with David Swickard from Pärlsork, by Lars Klinting) (New York: R&S Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1987)
To Swedish from English, Spanish, Danish:
- Det Blommande Trädet (Native American Poetry) (Stockholm: Forum, 1973)
Awards
[edit]- 1995–99 Författarfonden, Swedish Writers Foundation: Five Year Salary Grant (for fiction and TV programs)
- 1992New York Foundation for the Arts,Artist's Fellowship (screenwriting)
- 1992 Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Film (based on novel by SC)
- 1991 East End Arts Council, Photography Show, Exhibition Prize
- 1985New York Foundation for the Arts,Artist's Fellowship, (poetry)
- 1985Science Fiction Poetry Association,Rhysling Award(poem on scientific theme)
- 1985Pushcart Prize(poetry)
- 1980Svenska Dagbladet,Best Books of the Year Award (novel)
- 1977 Poetry Society of America, Emily Dickinson Award
- 1977Pushcart Prize(fiction)
- 1977New York State Council on the Arts,New York State Artists in Exhibition
- 1975New York State Council on the Arts(video)
- 1976 1974-5 New York State Council on the Arts, CAPS Fellowship (poetry)
- 1974 Best Poems of 1973:Borestone Mountain Poetry Awards
- 1973 Modernage Photography Gallery, Discovery Award (Exhibition Prize)
- 1970Saturday Review,Photography Prize
- 1970Poetry Society of America,William Marion Reedy Award
- 1969Poetry Society of America,John Masefield Award
References
[edit]- ^"Siv Cedering(A New Leaf Gallery – Sculpturesite, Inc.) ".Archived fromthe originalon July 7, 2011.RetrievedNovember 9,2009.
- ^Artist And Poet Siv Cedering(Hamptons Online)[dead link]
- ^Siv Cedering(Academy of American Poets)
- ^"National Book Critics Circle: A Tribute and a Celebration: Siv Cedering's Last Book," Vixen "- Critical Mass Blog".December 26, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon December 26, 2010.RetrievedNovember 30,2023.
- ^Poets Remember Siv Cedering(Southampton Press. 4/17/08)[permanent dead link]
Further reading
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- 1939 births
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- People from Överkalix Municipality
- Swedish poets
- Swedish–English translators
- Swedish emigrants to the United States
- English–Swedish translators
- Rhysling Award for Best Long Poem winners
- People from Sagaponack, New York
- Swedish women poets
- 20th-century American poets
- 20th-century American women writers
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- 20th-century Swedish poets
- 20th-century Swedish women writers
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