Aaro Hellaakoski (June 22, 1893 – November 23, 1952) was a

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poet whose work includes some of the earliest examples of

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. Hellaakoski was born in

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. By profession he was a

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conducting studies in

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and

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and working as a school teacher of geography as well as a university teacher. As a geographer he published scientific studies on topics such as the geological history of lake

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and the geological history of lake

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and spent his summers in geomorphological fieldwork in the

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for many years. He also wrote some geography textbooks for schools together with other scholars.

Examples of poetry

1943

1946

Bibliography

Poetry

* Runot, 1916 * Nimettömiä lauluja, 1918 * Me kaksi, 1920 * Elegiasta oodiin, 1921 * Maininki ja vaahtopää, 1924 *

Jääpeili ''Jääpeili'' is a 1928 poetry collection by Finnish poet Aaro Hellaakoski, considered by contemporary Finnish literature critics to be one of his best works. Overview The poetry's innovative pictorial typography in the poems "Sade" and "Dolce fa ...

, 1928 * Valitut runot, 1940 * Vartiossa, 1943 *

Uusi runo ''Uusi Runo'' is a 1943 poetry collection by Finnish poet Aaro Hellaakoski. The title meaning "new poem" - was written during the Continuation War The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet-Finnish War, was a conflict fought b ...

, *

Huojuvat keulat ''Huojuvat Keulat'' is a 1946 poetry collection by Finnish poet Aaro Hellaakoski Aaro Hellaakoski (June 22, 1893 – November 23, 1952) was a Finnish poet whose work includes some of the earliest examples of modernism in Finnish literature. ...

, 1946 * Hiljaisuus, 1949 * Sarjoja, 1952 * Huomenna seestyvää, 1953, * Nimettömiä lauluja, 1918

Prose

* Suljettujen ovien takana, 1923. (novel) * Iloinen yllätys, 1927. (short stories)

Essays and art criticism

* Kuuntelua, 1950. * T. K. Sallinen, 1921. * Niinkuin minä näin, 1959.

Scientific works

* Puulan järviryhmän kehityshistoria, 1928. * Suursaimaa, 1922.

References

* *Tikkanen Matti: Aaro Hellaakoski - runoileva maantieteilijä aro Hellakoski, a poet and a geographer Terra, 1993, 105:2, pp. 67–82. Helsinki: Geographical Society of Finland.

External links

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