Sonja Åkesson first discovered her talent for writing at 28 after moving to Stockholm, after her divorce from Nils Westberg, a carpenter. They had two children at the time of the divorce and Sonja was expecting a baby (not her husband’s). The baby died from leukemia at the age of two.[1]
In 1956, Sonja married Bo Holmberg and had her fourth child, Mikael.[1] The following year she published her first collection of poems: Situationer ("Situations"). In 1963 she became a household name in Sweden after publishing Husfrid. She became known for her distinct style of writing, describing daily life and commenting on society.[3] The feminist movement embraced Åkesson's work and often cited it. The most famous of her poems is probably "äktenskapsfrågan" (the question of marriage).[2] This is often referred to as "vara vit mans slav" (to be the slave of a white man) as this is repeated throughout the poem.
After nine years of marriage, she divorced Bo Holmberg in 1965. She married Jarl Hammarberg, a Swedish artist and poet, and gave birth to her fifth child, Gertie.[1] Sonja Åkesson moved to Halmstad in the 1970s after suffering from mental illness, and in 1977 she died from liver cancer.[1]
sonja, Åkesson, april, 1926, 1977, swedish, poet, writer, artist, born, buttle, gotland, 1968, born, 1926, april, 1926buttle, gotlanddied5, 1977, 1977, aged, occupationpoetknown, forfeminism, contents, life, works, poetry, prose, references, further, readingli. Sonja Akesson 19 April 1926 5 May 1977 was a Swedish poet writer and artist born in Buttle Gotland 1 2 Sonja AkessonSonja Akesson 1968 Born 1926 04 19 19 April 1926Buttle GotlandDied5 May 1977 1977 05 05 aged 51 OccupationPoetKnown forFeminism Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2 1 Poetry 2 2 Prose 3 References 4 Further readingLife EditSonja Akesson first discovered her talent for writing at 28 after moving to Stockholm after her divorce from Nils Westberg a carpenter They had two children at the time of the divorce and Sonja was expecting a baby not her husband s The baby died from leukemia at the age of two 1 In 1956 Sonja married Bo Holmberg and had her fourth child Mikael 1 The following year she published her first collection of poems Situationer Situations In 1963 she became a household name in Sweden after publishing Husfrid She became known for her distinct style of writing describing daily life and commenting on society 3 The feminist movement embraced Akesson s work and often cited it The most famous of her poems is probably aktenskapsfragan the question of marriage 2 This is often referred to as vara vit mans slav to be the slave of a white man as this is repeated throughout the poem After nine years of marriage she divorced Bo Holmberg in 1965 She married Jarl Hammarberg a Swedish artist and poet and gave birth to her fifth child Gertie 1 Sonja Akesson moved to Halmstad in the 1970s after suffering from mental illness and in 1977 she died from liver cancer 1 Works EditHer works include 2 Poetry Edit Situationer 1957 Glasveranda 1959 Husfrid 1963 Pris 1968 Sagan om Siv 1974 Prose Edit Skvallerspegel 1960 Leva livet 1961 Efter balen 1962 Her manuscripts and other papers are held within the Women s History Collections Gothenburg University Sweden 4 References Edit a b c d e Sonja Akesson 1926 1977 Retrieved 1 May 2011 a b c Hans Erik Johannesson Sonja Akesson Poems and Biography Poetry Connection Archived from the original on 26 August 2011 Retrieved 1 May 2011 Hakan Sandgren 11 January 2007 Nordic Women Symbiotic Poetry PDF p 661 Retrieved 1 May 2011 Berith Backlund 8 August 2008 Women s History Collections Gothenburg University Sweden Activities 2006 2008 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 1 May 2011 Further reading EditSonja Bertha Maria Akesson at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon This article about a Swedish writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sonja Akesson amp oldid 1060029287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
