Susanna Roxman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Susanna Roxman

Poet, critic

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1946

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 30-Sep-2015

Profession: writer, poet

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Susanna Roxman (born Pia Susanna Ellinor Roxman) was an Anglophone writer, poet and critic born in Stockholm; her father’s family is Scottish.
She was considered a gifted child.
Her first few books were written in Swedish, but she switched over to English as her professional language.
After having worked for some years as a secretary, a ballet teacher, and a fashion model, Roxman studied at Stockholm University, King’s College at London University, Lund University, and Gothenburg University, where she earned a Ph.D.
in Comparative Literature.
From 1996 to 2005 she headed the Centre of Classical Mythology at Lund University.
She has had several collections of poetry published, as well as literary criticism.
Her poems have also appeared in literary magazines world-wide.
Some of these pieces have been translated into Arabic and Persian.
Roxman has taken part in many poetry readings, notably at the Edinburgh Festival (2006, 2009, 2010, 2013).