Mirkka Rekola
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Mirkka Elina Rekola has published poems, aphorism
s, essay
s. Her poetry has been considered ‘difficult’, thus she has gained wide audience as late as in the 1990s.
Nomines:
Aphorism
An aphorism is an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic and memorable form.The term was first used in the Aphorisms of Hippocrates...
s, essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s. Her poetry has been considered ‘difficult’, thus she has gained wide audience as late as in the 1990s.
Poems
- Vedessä palaa (1954)
- Tunnit (1957)
- Syksy muuttaa linnut (1961)
- Ilo ja epäsymmetria (1965)
- Anna päivän olla kaikki (1968)
- Minä rakastan sinua, minä sanon sen kaikille (WSOYSanomaWSOYSanoma Oyj is a leading media group in the Nordic countries with operations in 20 European countries, based in Helsinki...
, 1972, ISBN 951-0-22849-4) - Tuulen viime vuosi (1974)
- Kohtaamispaikka vuosi (1977)
- Runot 1954–1978] (1979)
- Kuutamourakka (1981)
- Puun syleilemällä (1983)
- Tuoreessa muistissa kevät (1987)
- Maskuja (WSOYSanomaWSOYSanoma Oyj is a leading media group in the Nordic countries with operations in 20 European countries, based in Helsinki...
, 1987, ISBN 951-0-27282-5) - Kuka lukee kanssasi (1990)
- Maa ilmaan heitetty (1995)
- Taivas päivystää (1996)
- Virran molemmin puolin. Runoja 1954–1996 (1997)
- Maskuja (2002)
- Valekuun reitti (2004)
Aphorisms
- Muistikirja (1969)
- Maailmat lumen vesistöissä (1978)
- Silmänkantama (1984)
- Tuoreessa muistissa kevät, aforistiset kokoelmat (1998)
- Muistinavaruus (2000)
Translated books
- Glädje och asymmetri (1990), - Swedish
- Joie et asymetrie (1987), Ilo ja epäs ymmetria - French
- 88 poems (WSOYSanomaWSOYSanoma Oyj is a leading media group in the Nordic countries with operations in 20 European countries, based in Helsinki...
, 2000, ISBN 978-951-0-24783-9 128) - English Anselm HolloAnselm HolloAnselm Paul Alexis Hollo is a Finnish poet and translator. He has lived in the United States since 1967.-Life and work:... - Himmel aus blauem Feuer (2001) - German
Awards
- Tampereen kaupungin kirjallisuuspalkinto 1958, 1962, 1965
- Valtion kirjallisuuspalkinto 1966, 1969, 1973, 1982
- Eino Leinon palkinto 1979
- Suomi-palkinto 1995
- Tanssiva karhu -palkinto 1997
- Vuoden runoilija -palkinto 1998
- Helsingin Yliopiston filosofisen tiedekunnan kunniatohtori 2000
- Alex Matson -palkinto 2003
- P. Mustapää -palkinto 2004
Nomines:
- Neustadt International Prize for LiteratureNeustadt International Prize for LiteratureThe Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a biennial award for literature sponsored by the University of Oklahoma and its international literary publication, World Literature Today. It is widely considered to be the most prestigious international literary prize after the Nobel Prize in...
2000 - Tanssiva karhu -palkinto 2005