Tiet etäisyyksiin

poetry by Haavikko

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In Paavo Haavikko
…his first collection of poems, Tiet etäisyyksiin (1951; “The Roads That Lead Far Away”), Haavikko demonstrated a rare command of rhythm and image in his virtuoso handling of the language. In his next collection, Tuuliöinä (1953; “In Windy Nights”), he used the wind as the central metaphor for contemporary anxiety…
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