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How to Address the Fog: XXV Finnish Poems 1978-2002 (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for How to Address the FogPart of a series of bilingual poetry anthologies, this book contains twenty-five Finnish poems in translation. It documents the developments in Finnish history and literature, and also includes biographical and bibliographical information on the poets and translators. The poets include: Gosta Agren, Kari Aronpuro, Bo Carpelan, and others.
Full description- Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
- Published: 31 March 2005
- Format: Paperback 128 pages
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- Categories: Poetry By Individual Poets
- ISBN 13: 9781857548167 ISBN 10: 1857548167
- Sales rank: 1,171,423
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"Finnish poetry is characterized by a powerful contact with nature. There is so much about Finland's long winters, snow and darkness in the established poetic canon that when I came to compile this anthology I had to make a thematic choice: not too many poems of that kind. But you will certainly notice, dear reader, the abundance and energy of the seasons, the animals, the forests and lakes in these poems..." from the Introduction, translated by David McDuff. Sumari's selection includes work by legendary Finnish modernists such as Paavo Haavikko (published by Carcanet) and Lassi Nummi; several prose poems, the prevalence of which in recent Finnish literature she discusses in her Introduction; and aphoristic poems. Twenty two of the poems included were written in Finnish, three in Finland-Swedish. The poets are: Gosta Agren, Kari Aronpuro, Bo Carpelan, Tua Forsstrom, Paavo Haavikko, Anne Hanninen, Hannu Helin, Markku Into, Eeva Kilpi, Eila Kivikk'aho, Juhani Koskinen, Jarkko Laine, Rakel Liehu, Arto Melleri, Lassi Nummi, Lauri Otonkoski, Markku Paasonen, Mirkka Rekola, Pentti Saarikoski, Helena Sinervo, Eira Stenberg, Anni Sumari, Arja Tiainen, Sirkka Turkka. Translators: David McDuff, Donald Adamson and Robin Fulton. "How to Address the Fog" is part of a series of bilingual poetry anthologies featuring twenty-five poems, one for each year from 1978-2002, from a particular European country. Poems are presented both in the original language and in new translations specially commissioned from Scottish poets. The book includes biographical and bibliographical information on the poets and translators.
