author
Katri Suoranta
1899–1985
A Finnish poet and schoolteacher, she wrote reflective, lyrical verse and helped introduce Anna Akhmatova’s poetry to Finnish readers through translations published in the 1930s.
2 Audiobooks
Kuvastin : Runoja
by Katri Suoranta
Kolme : Runoantologia
by Elina Vaara, Katri Suoranta, Katri Vala
About the author
Born in Hämeenkyrö in 1899, Katri Suoranta was the pen name of Katri Maria Wähä-Muotia. She is remembered as a Finnish poet, writer, and elementary school teacher.
Her work belongs to the rich world of early 20th-century Finnish poetry. She also translated poems by Anna Akhmatova for the magazine Nuori Voima in the 1930s, showing an interest in bringing important modern poetry to Finnish readers.
Suoranta died in Karhula in 1985. Public-domain editions of her poetry, including Kuvastin and the anthology Kolme with Elina Vaara and Katri Vala, have helped keep her work available for new readers.