My Father's Daughter (Syverson) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—February 25, 1949
• Where—Syracuse, New York, USA
• Education—B.S., State University of New York College, Buffalo; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University
• Currently—lives in Cornelius, North Carolina


Gilda Morina Syverson, artist, poet, writer and teacher, was born and raised in a large, Italian-American family in Upstate, New York. Her heritage is the impetus for her memoir, My Father's Daughter, From Rome to Sicily.

Syverson's award winning poems and prose have appeared in literary journals, magazines and anthologies in the United States and Canada. Her writing has been published in Conspicuous Accents, Accenti Magazine’s Finest Stories of the First 10 Years, Italian Americana, Sweet Lemons 1 & 2, International Writings with a Sicilian Accent, Descant, Philadelphia Poets, Charlotte Viewpoint, Cold Mountain Review, VIA (Voices In Italian Americana), Main Street Rag, Iodine Poetry Journal, among others.

Gilda is also the author of the full-length poetry book, Facing the Dragon, and the chapbook, In This Dream Everything Remains Inside. Her commentaries have been aired on WFAE, Charlotte, N.C.’s public radio station.

Gilda has taught in the Creative Arts for over 35 years and is a long-time memoir instructor, including 15 years at Queens University of Charlotte. Her fine art has been exhibited regionally, nationally and internationally. Her angel drawings and prints are in a number of collections throughout the United States, Canada and Italy. (From the author.)

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