Sirkka Selja (20 March 1920 – 17 August 2017) was a
Finnish poet and writer. She was born in
Hämeenkoski
Hämeenkoski (; Koski Hl until 1995, see Koski Tl) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the municipality of Hollola on 1 January 2016.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia regi ...
, Finland. Her real name was Sirkka-Liisa Tulonen.
Career
Her first book was published in 1942 titled ''Still I Live''. In addition to poems, her production includes a play and two listening works. Selja was awarded with the
State Literature Prize of Finland in 1958, the
Pro Finlandia
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Pro, PRO or variants thereof might also refer to:
People
* Miguel Pro (1891–1927), Mexican priest
* Pro Hart (1928–2006), Australian painter
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in 1970, the
Aleksis Kivi Prize in 1987 and the
P. Mustapää Prize in 2007. She died on 17 August 2017 in
Hollola
Hollola () is a municipality of Finland, located in the western part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality is unilingually Finnish and has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . ...
, Finland at the age of 97.
[Lehmusvesi, Jussi]
Runoilija Sirkka Selja on kuollut.
''Helsingin Sanomat'' 18.8.2017.
Works
* ''Vielä minä elän'' (1942)
* ''Vedenneito'' (1944)
* ''Taman lauluja'' (1945)
* ''Linnut'' (1948)
* ''Niin kuin ovi'' (1953)
* ''Enkelin pelto'' (1957)
* ''Juuret'' (1962)
* ''Vierailulla ketun talossa'' (1966)
* ''Runot'' (1970)
* ''Kissansilmät'' (1971)
* ''Talo nimeltä Villiruusu'' (1975)
* ''Pisaroita iholla'' (1978)
* ''Unitie'' (1985)
* ''Aurinko on tallella: valitut runot 1942–1985'' (1988)
* ''Valokuvaaja: proosarunoja'' (1995)
* ''Puut herättävät muistini'' (2000)
* ''Mahdottomuuden ylistys'' (2005)
* ''Riikinkukon lapsi'' (2010)
References
External links
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1920 births
2017 deaths
Finnish women poets
People from Hämeenkoski
20th-century Finnish poets
21st-century Finnish poets
Pro Finlandia Medals of the Order of the Lion of Finland
21st-century Finnish women writers
20th-century Finnish women writers