Sirkka Selja
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Sirkka Selja (20 March 1920 – 17 August 2017) was a Finnish poet and writer. She was born in Hämeenkoski, Finland. Her real name was Sirkka-Liisa Tulonen.
Career
Her first book was published in 1942 titled Still I Live. In addition to poems, her production includes a play and two listening works. Selja was awarded with the
Pro Finlandia in 1970, the Aleksis Kivi Prize in 1987 and the P. Mustapää Prize in 2007.[1] She died on 17 August 2017 in Hollola, Finland at the age of 97.[2]
Works
- Vielä minä elän (1942)
- Vedenneito (1944)
- Taman lauluja (1945)
- Linnut (1948)
- Niin kuin ovi (1953)
- Enkelin pelto (1957)
- Juuret (1962)
- Vierailulla ketun talossa (1966)
- Runot (1970)
- Kissansilmät (1971)
- Talo nimeltä Villiruusu (1975)
- Pisaroita iholla (1978)
- Unitie (1985)
- Aurinko on tallella: valitut runot 1942–1985 (1988)
- Valokuvaaja: proosarunoja (1995)
- Puut herättävät muistini (2000)
- Mahdottomuuden ylistys (2005)
- Riikinkukon lapsi (2010)
References
- ^ Lahden kaupunginkirjasto, Vellamo: Kirjailijat, Selja. (Archived link.)
- ^ Lehmusvesi, Jussi: Runoilija Sirkka Selja on kuollut. Helsingin Sanomat 18.8.2017.
External links
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