Herbert Lomas (poet)
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Herbert Lomas
was a British poet and translator. He served in the infantry from 1943 to 1946). He then graduated from University of Liverpool
, and taught at the University of Helsinki
and Borough Road College.
Lomas was a "prolific translator" from Finnish.
Lomas married Mary Marshall Phelps on 29 June 1968; they had one son and one daughter.
was a British poet and translator. He served in the infantry from 1943 to 1946). He then graduated from University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
, and taught at the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
and Borough Road College.
Lomas was a "prolific translator" from Finnish.
Lomas married Mary Marshall Phelps on 29 June 1968; they had one son and one daughter.
Awards
- Guinness Poetry Competition
- 1982 Cholmondeley AwardCholmondeley AwardThe Cholmondeley Award is an annual award for poetry given by the Society of Authors in the United Kingdom. Awards honour distinguished poets, from a fund endowed by the late Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1966...
- Knight of the Order of the White RoseOrder of the White RoseThe Order of the White Rose of Finland is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty, and the Order of the Lion of Finland. The President of Finland is the Grand Master of all three orders. The orders are administered by boards consisting of a chancellor,...
of FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Poetry
- Chimpanzees are blameless creatures, Mandarin Books, 1969
- Who needs Money?, 1972
- Private and confidential, London Magazine Editions, 1974
- Public Footpath, Anvil Press, 1981
- Fire in the garden Oxford University Press, 1984
- Letters in the Dark Oxford University Press, 1986
- Trouble Sinclair-Stevenson, 1992
- Selected Poems Sinclair-Stevenson, 1995, ISBN 9781856196130
- A Useless Passion London Magazine Editions, 1999
- The Vale of Todmorden Arc Publications, 2003, ISBN 978190007281-6
- A Casual Knack of Living - Collected Poems Arc Publications, 2009, ISBN 978-1-906570-41-5
Translations
- Territorial Song, London Magazine Editions, 1981
- Contemporary Finnish Poetry, Bloodaxe Books, 1991, ISBN 9781852241476
- Fugue by Kai NieminenKai NieminenKai Nieminen is a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1999. He is also both a composer and a masterly guitarist.-References:...
. Musta Taide, Helsinki, 1992 - Wings of Hope and Daring, 1992
- Wings of the Fingertips are Opening by Leena KrohnLeena KrohnLeena Krohn is a Finnish author. Her large and varied body of work includes novels, short stories, children's books, and essays...
. Musta Taide, Helsinki, 1993 - The Black and the Red by Ilpo TiihonenIlpo TiihonenIlpo Tiihonen is a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1991.-References:...
. Making Waves, 1993 - Narcissus in Winter by Risto AhtiRisto AhtiRisto Ahti is a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1994.-References:...
, Making Waves, 1994 - The Year of the Hare by Arto PaasilinnaArto PaasilinnaArto Tapio Paasilinna is a Finnish writer, being a former journalist turned comic novelist. One of the most successful novelists of Finland, he has won a broad readership outside of Finland in a way few other Finnish authors have before...
. Peter Owen, 1995 - Two Sequences for Kuhmo by Lauri Otonkoski & Kuhmon Kamarimusikin. Kannatusyhdistys RY, 1994
- Eeva-Liisa Manner: Selected Poems, Making Waves, 1997
- Three Finnish Poets, London Magazine Editions, 1999
- A Tenant Here: Selected Poems of Pentti HolappaPentti HolappaPentti Holappa is a Finnish poet and writer. Born in Ylikiiminki to a family of modest means, he held numerous jobs before becoming Minister of Culture. Self-educated, he has published close to fifteen volumes of poetry, six novels, and numerous essays...
. Dedalus Press, 1999 - Gaia, a Musical for Children by Ilpo TiihonenIlpo TiihonenIlpo Tiihonen is a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1991.-References:...
. Suomen Kansallisteatteri, 2000 - Troll: a love story by Johanna SinisaloJohanna SinisaloAila Johanna Sinisalo is a Finnish science fiction and fantasy writer. She studied comparative literature and drama, amongst other subjects, at the University of Tampere...
. Grove Press, 2004, ISBN 9780802141293