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Edith Södergran

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Edith Södergran

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Also known as Edith Irene Södergran

Finland Swedish poet and writer (1892–1923)

Person · Open Library

Born
1892
Died
1923
Works
18

Top works

  • Complete poems
  • Dikter, 1907-1909
  • Dikter och aforismer
  • Ediths brev
  • Klauenspur

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Finland
Active from
1892
Active to
1923
finnish poetpoet

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Listeners
30
Total plays
175

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Key facts

Born
( 1892-04-04 ) 4 April 1892, Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire
Died
24 June 1923 (1923-06-24) (aged 31), Raivola , Finland , (present-day Roshchino, Russia)
Resting place
Raivola
Language
Swedish
Nationality
Finnish
Education
Petrischule ; Saint Peter's School
Genre
Poetry
Literary movement
Symbolist poetry ; futurism

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date of birth
1892-04-04
date of death
1923-06-23
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Edith Södergran, self-portrait. Edith Södergran, 5 years old. Edith Södergran childhood home at Raivola. Edith Södergran's memorial stone erected 1960 in Raivola. Edith Irene Södergran (4 April 1892 – 24 June 1923) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish poet. One of the first modernists within Swedish-language literature, her influences came from French Symbolism, German expressionism, and Russian futurism. At the age of 24 she released her first collection of poetry entitled Dikter ("Poems"). Södergran died at the age of 31, having contracted tuberculosis as a teenager. She did not live to experience the worldwide appreciation of her poetry, which has influenced many lyrical poets. Södergran is considered to have been one of the greatest modern Swedish-language poets, and her work continues to influence Swedish-language poetry and musical lyrics, for example, in the works of Mare Kandre, Gunnar Harding, Eva Runefelt, Heidi Sundblad-Halme, and Eva Dahlgren.

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