Gerda Antti, who grew up in Övertorneå in a family with six children, passed away at 96 years old. The exact date and cause of her death have not been disclosed. After completing a seven-year elementary school, she eventually moved to Stockholm where she met writer Walter Ljungquist.
The two married and relocated to the area around Kisa, where Antti began her writing career. She debuted in 1961 with the poetry collection 'Here and Now'. Over her lifetime, Antti wrote about 20 books, though specific titles beyond her debut and later work remain unspecified.
It feels heavy.
Her final book, 'All My Days' from 2022, continued her reflections on life, though the precise nature of those reflections is not detailed. " Further details about her marriage to Ljungquist are not provided in available sources.
I have, through my entire authorship, tried to give a picture of the time I live in.