Aaro Hellaakoski

Aaro Hellaakoski (June 22, 1893, Oulu – November 23, 1952) was a Finnish poet whose work includes some of the earliest examples of modernism in Finnish literature. By his profession he was a geographer conducting studies in physical geography and geomorphology (such as the geological history of the lake Saimaa) and working as a school teacher of geography.

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1943

Jos on sinua

niin kuin minua

kiskottu kahtaalle, uuvuksiin,

tietänet senkin:

uupuenkin

alati uudestisynnyttiin

(from 'Pientä kokoa' in the collection Uusi runo, 1943)

1946

A race of sucklers, with gnashing jaws,

you finished the tale of the dinosaurs,

but you'll never rise above the earth

as we: you're dust and soil and dearth,

an organised pack with famished maws. -

Maybe you'll rise from your mud one day.

How much, it's up to you say."

(from 'The Last Dinosaur' in Huojuvat keulat, 1946)

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