Tomi Kontio
Tomi Kontio (b. 1966) first collection of poems, Tanssisalitaivaan alla (Under the Ballroom Sky) was published in 1993. Since that he has published two more, Lukinkehrä (Harvestman’s Spindle, 1996) and Taivaan latvassa (At the Crown of the Sky, 1998). In addition to these volumes of poerty, he has written four works of prose. He was awarded twice the J. H. Erkko Prize, and the Finlandia Junior Prize in 2000 for his juvenile novel Keväällä isä sai siivet (In Spring Dad Got Wings).
THE SUBURBAN ROMANTIC
Coma Berenices
Un manojo de pelo
en la mesa camilla.
La luz sentada en el pretil
busca un transporte,
luz azulada,
ofrenda fría a Afrodita.
En la mesa camilla
Taivaan latvassa, 1998. Traducción de Coral Bracho y Tarja Roinila.
hay una ofrenda, aún hay luz.
Callado
es el resplandor de tu cabello, Berenice,
callado el viaje de los muertos
al otro lado del cristal.
- Coma Berenices
- Eridanus
- CAMINÉ
- En este instante
- Mater, fons amoris