Katri Vala
Katri Vala (1901 in Muonio – April 28, 1944) was a Finnish poet, critic, school teacher, and central member of the literary group Tulenkantajat (The Fire Bearers) with Olavi Paavolainen, Elina Vaara, Lauri Viljanen, Ilmari Pimiä, Viljo Kajava, and Yrjö Jylhä. As a modernizer of the Finnish poetry, she has been generally compared to Edith Södergran. Vala wrote poems that had radical social views and attacked war and Fascism. Her brother, Erkki Vala, became a writer and journalist - he edited for some time the magazine Tulenkantajat.
Biography
She was born on 1901 in Muonio. Vala died on April 28, 1944 in the Eksjö sanatorium in Sweden.
External links
- Petri Liukkonen. "Katri Vala". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Archived from the original on 4 July 2013.
- Saarenheimo, Kerttu: Vala, Katri (1901 - 1944) Kansallisbiografia-verkkojulkaisu. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. (Finnish)
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