Susanna 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.
Books
Roxman's works include: ;Written in Swedish:
1978 – Riva villor. Bokád, Stockholm.
1983 – Nymferna kommer. Kalejdoskop, Ahus.
1985 – Glom de doda. Symposion, Gothenburg and Stockholm.
;Written in English:
1984 – Guilt and Glory: Studies in Margaret Drabble’s Novels 1963–80. Gothenburg University/Almqvist & Wiksell International, Stockholm. This book was an Amazon bestseller.
1996 – Broken Angels. Dionysia Press, Edinburgh.
2001 – October. Handbound miniature book. Artwork by Alicia Bailey. Ravenpress, Lake City, Colorado.
In Canada: The Fiddlehead, Grain, Wascana Review, Room of One’s Own.
In Ireland: Poetry Ireland Review.
In Austria: Poetry Salzburg Review.
In South Africa: New Contrast.
In Japan: Poetry Kanto.
She has also written reviews which have appeared in magazines, including Prairie Schooner, The Spoon RiverPoetry Review, Poetry Salzburg Review, Dance Magazine, and Plays & Players.
Encyclopaedias
Three articles in The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature, edited by Valerie Grosvenor Myer and Steven R. Serafin. Continuum, New York 2003.
Three articles in New Makers of Modern Culture, edited by Justin Wintle. Routledge, London, 2006.
Two articles in The Concise New Makers of Modern Culture, edited by Justin Wintle. Routledge, London, 2008.
Websites
Poems of Roxman’s appear on her own website, as well as on the Greek Mythology Link.
Book fairs
Roxman´s English-language poetry collections have been displayed at book fairs world-wide, including:
Susanna Roxman has contributed many review articles on literature and ballet to the arts pages of some of the national newspapers in Sweden. These include Dagens Nyheter, Arbetet, Sydsvenska Dagbladet, and Aftonbladet.
Radio work
She has also written a large number of pieces on the arts for the National Radio, Sweden.
Editing work
Roxman was on the editorial board of the literary magazine Understanding 1991–2003.
She co-edited two multi-cultural anthologies of poetry and prose:
Fjorton poeter fran Lund, Lunds Lilla Penklubb/Forfattarcentrum Syd, Lund 1982;
