Risto Rasa
Illustration — Risto Rasa in 2012. Risto Olavi Rasa (born 29 April 1954 in Helsinki) is a Finnish poet. He writes short nature poems.
Also recorded as Risto Olavi Rasa
Risto Rasa
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- 1954 · Helsinki.
- Nationality
- Finland
- Occupation
- writer · librarian · poet
- Honours
- Eino Leino Prize
- Languages
- Finnish
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1954
Risto Rasa born at Helsinki.
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He is a librarian in Somero.
• Metsän seinä on vain vihreä ovi ("The wall of the forest is only a green door") (1971) • Kulkurivarpunen ("The vagabond sparrow") (1973) • Hiljaa, nyt se laulaa ("Be quiet! Now it sings") (1974) • Kaksi seppää ("Two smiths") (1976) • Rantatiellä ("On the shore way") (1980) • Laulu ennen muuttomatkaa ("The song before the migratory") (poems 1971–1980 [1982]) • Taivasalla ("In the open air") (1987) • Tuhat purjetta ("Thousand sails") (poems 1971–1990 [1992])
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Risto Rasa is recorded as having received Eino Leino Prize.
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