ANNI SUMARI (b. 1965) has published ten books, mainly poetry. Her first book Matkakertomuksia pimeydestä (Accounts of Travels in the Darkness) appeared in 1986. In 1998 she was awarded Yleisradio’s (the equivalent of the BBC) Tanssiva Karhu (Dancing Bear) Prize. Her poems have been translated to 12 languages. She has also worked as translator, translating Samuel Beckett and Robert Antoni among others.