Finnish poets

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Chapters: Zachris Topelius, Ole Torvalds, Edith Södergran, Arto Paasilinna, Olavi Paavolainen, Armas Äikiä, Kari Hotakainen, A. W. Yrjänä, Juice Leskinen, Larin Paraske, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Tommy Tabermann, Anselm Hollo, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Jouni Inkala, Paavo Haavikko, Pentti Saarikoski, Julius Krohn, Kirsi Kunnas, Uuno Kailas, Joel Lehtonen, Eino Leino, Tua Forsström, Leevi Lehto, August Ahlqvist, List of Finnish poets, Aaro Hellaakoski, Martti Haavio, Frans Michael Franzén, Josef Julius Wecksell, Antti Koivumäki, Eeva-Liisa Manner, Jarkko Laine, Kati-Claudia Fofonoff, Mirkka Rekola, Veijo Meri, Aale Tynni, Antti Puhakka, Inger-Mari Aikio-Arianaick, Helvi Hämäläinen, Agatha Lovisa de la Myle, Markku Into, Viljo Kajava, Arja Uusitalo, Veikko Antero Koskenniemi, Pentti Holappa, Eila Kivikk'aho, Hannu Mäkelä, Katri Vala, Elsa Rautee, Ilmari Kianto, Saima Harmaja, Risto Rasa, Axel Gabriel Sjöström, Arto Melleri, Kari Aartoma, Urho Karhumäki, Paavo Cajander, Lauri Viita. Excerpt: Edith Irene Södergran (4 April 1892 - 24 June 1923) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish poet. She was one of the first modernists within Swedish-language literature and her influences came from French Symbolism, German expressionism and Russian futurism. At the age of 24 she released the first collection of poetry entitled Dikter ("Poems"). Södergran died at the age of 31, having contracted tuberculosis as a teenager, and did not live to experience the world wide appreciation of her poetry. Her poetry has influenced many lyrical poets and today Södergran is considered to have been one of the greatest modern Swedish poets. Södergran continues to influence Swedish poetry and musical lyrics, e.g. in the works of Mare Kandre, Gunnar Harding, Eva Runefelt and Eva Dahlgren. Edith Irene Södergran was born in St. Petersburg into a middle-class Finnish-Swedish family. Her parents, Matts Södergran and Helena (né Holmroos) were both born in Finland and belonged to the Finnish-Swedish minority with Swedish as native language. Edith grew up as an only child. Her mother had earlier become pregnant by a Russian soldier and given birth to an illegitimate son, but the child died after only two days. Her father had been a widower after the tragic death of his wife and two small children. The sorrow united her parents, who were also both considered less suitable in marriage due to their past. Edith's mother came from a well positioned family and the women's status within the family is thought to have been strong. It is apparent that Edith and her mother shared a strong bond. Considerably less is known about her relationship to her father, who died when Edith was only 15. When Edith was just a few months old the Södergrans moved to the village of Raivola on Karelian Isthmus where her grandfather, Gabriel Holmroos, bought a house for them. A short time afterwards Matts acquired a job as a superintendent at a sawmill. Three years after Matts had begun working the company went into bankruptcy