I hate this wretched willow soul of mine, patiently enduring, plaited or twisted by other hands.
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| Birth: | 26th October, 1900 |
| Death: | 24th April, 1941 |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
| Profession: | Poet |
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Boye was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and moved with her family to Stockholm in 1909. She studied at Uppsala University from 1921 to 1926 and debuted in 1922 with a collection of poems, "Clouds". During her time in Uppsala and until 1930, Boye was a member of the Swedish Clarté League, a socialist group in those days very anti-Fascist.
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