Aila Meriluoto
Finnish poet, author and translator (1924-2019)
Aila Meriluoto (10 January 1924 – 21 October 2019) was a Finnish poet, writer and translator. She was born in Pieksämäki, Finland. She became the most celebrated and widely read female poet of post-war Finland. The themes of her poems were art and femininity.[1] In collection Pahat unet (1956) some of the poems have a free form. The next collection, Portaat, came five years later.[2]
In addition to poems, Meriluoto wrote novels, and books for young people. She has translated works by Harry Martinson, Rainer Maria Rilke, Shakespeare and Goethe.[3]
Meriluoto died in a care home in Helsinki on 21 October 2019, aged 95.[4][5]
References
change- ↑ Hökkä, Tuula. "Leaving War Behind". The History of Nordic Women's Literature. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ Polkunen, Miriam (2005). "Meriluoto, Aila (1924- )". The National Biography of Finland. (in Finnish). Biografiakeskus, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Meriluoto, Aila". Kirjasampo (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Runoilija Aila Meriluoto on kuollut" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ↑ Kirssi, Elina (2019-10-22). "Runoilija Aila Meriluoto on kuollut 95-vuotiaana – tästä me hänet muistamme" (in Finnish). Seura. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
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