Aila Meriluoto
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
- ↑ 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 suomi). Biografiakeskus, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Meriluoto, Aila". Kirjasampo (in suomi). Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ (in fi) Runoilija Aila Meriluoto on kuollut. Ilta-Sanomat. 2019-10-22. https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000006281117.html. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ↑ Kirssi, Elina (2019-10-22) (in fi). Runoilija Aila Meriluoto on kuollut 95-vuotiaana – tästä me hänet muistamme. Seura. https://seura.fi/asiat/ajankohtaista/runoilija-aila-meriluoto-on-kuollut-95-vuotiaana-tasta-me-hanet-muistamme/. Retrieved 2019-10-22.