Lauri Viita
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Viita was a verbally talented son of a carpenter who became a self-taught writer. He only published four poetry collections, but they became very popular. He also inspired other writers who had a working-class background. Viita's last creative years were shadowed by a mental illness, and he spent several periods in hospital.[1]
Viita wrote mainly traditional poetry with rhymes. In 1950s, he was shadowed by emerging modernists such as Paavo Haavikko and Tuomas Anhava. He played with words and published e.g. a poem where all words started with letter K.[2]
Viita was married three times and had seven children. His second wife was famous poet Aila Meriluoto. Viita died in a car accident in December 1965,[3] when the taxi he was in was struck by a truck driven by a drunk driver.[4]
Selected works
- Betonimylläri (poems, 1947)
- Kukunor (a poetic fairytale, 1949)
- Moreeni (a novel, 1950)
- Käppyräinen (poems, 1954)
- Suutarikin, suuri viisas (poems, 1961)
- Entäs sitten, Leevi (a novel, 1965)
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