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Sirkka Turkka (2 February 1939 – 23 October 2021) was a Finnish poet and recipient of the Finlandia Prize in 1987 and the Eino Leino Prize in 2000.

Works

• Huone avaruudessa (1973)
• Valaan vatsassa (1975)
• Minä se olen (1976)
• Yö aukeaa kuin vilja (1978)
• Mies joka rakasti vaimoaan liikaa (1979)
• Kaunis hallitsija (1981)
• Vaikka on kesä (1983)
• Teokset 1973–1983 (1985)
• Tule takaisin, pikku Sheba (1986), translated into English by Seija Paddon: Not You, Not the Rain (1991)
• Voiman ääni (1989), translated into English by Seija Paddon: The Sound of Strength (2000)
• Sielun veli (1993)
• Nousevan auringon talo (1997)
• Tulin tumman metsän läpi (1999)
• Niin kovaa se tuuli löi (2004)
• Runot 1973–2004 (2005)

References

1. Koivuranta, Riitta (23 October 2021). "Finlandia-palkittu runoilija Sirkka Turkka on kuollut" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
2. Kustantajat.fi Archived 30 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
3. van der Hoeven, Adriaan. "Sirkka Turkka". Poetry International Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
4. "Not you, not the rain". Kirjasampo [fi] (in Finnish). Helsinki City Library. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
5. ^ "Sirkka Turkka". Elias-kirjailijat (in Finnish). Lukki-kirjastot [fi]. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
6. "The Sound of Strength". Kirjasampo [fi] (in Finnish). Helsinki City Library. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

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