Markku Into
Finnish poet, lyricist
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| Intro | Finnish poet, lyricist | |||
| Places | Finland | |||
| was | Writer Poet Librarian Lyricist Singer Musician | |||
| Work field | Literature Music | |||
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| Birth | 20 October 1945, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Southern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland | |||
| Death | 7 January 2018Turku, Southwest Finland, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland (aged 72 years) | |||
| Star sign | Libra | |||
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Markku Into was a Finnish poet and one of the main members in Finnish 1960s underground movement of Turku. Markku Into has written collections of poetry, prose and plays. He has also translated into Finnish such American Beat generation writers as Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Gregory Corso; also Charles Bukowski. He wrote lyrics for the band Suomen Talvisota 1939-1940. His literary debut was Tuonela Rock of 1971. Markku Into has also received the Eino Leino Prize in 2001.
Alongside Suomen Talvisota 1939-1940, he has performed in the 21st century with Turku's band Turun Romantiikka.