What is Sirkka Selja?
[[File:Sirkka-Selja-1940.jpg|thumb|right|Selja in 1940]] '''Sirkka Selja''' (20 March 1920 &ndash; 17 August 2017) was a [[Finland|Finnish]] poet and writer. She was born in Koski Hl, nowadays [[Hollola]], Finland. Her real name was '''Sirkka-Liisa Tulonen'''. Her first book was published in 1942 titled ''Still I Live''. In addition to poems, his production includes a play and two listening works. Selja was awarded with the [[State Literature Prize of Finland]] in 1958, the [[Pro Finlandia]] in 1970, the [[Aleksis Kivi Prize]] in 1987 and the [[P. Mustapää Prize]] in 2007.<ref>[http://kaupunginkirjasto.lahti.fi/vellamo/kirjailijatSelja.htm Lahden kaupunginkirjasto, Vellamo: Kirjailijat, Selja.] ([https://archive.today/20120526041503/http://kaupunginkirjasto.lahti.fi/vellamo/kirjailijatSelja.htm Archived link.])</ref> Selja died on 17 August 2017 of [[pneumonia]] in [[Hollola]], Finland at the age of 97.<ref>Lehmusvesi, Jussi: [http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000005331398.html Runoilija Sirkka Selja on kuollut.] ''Helsingin Sanomat'' 18.8.2017.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Selja, Sirkka}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:People from Päijät-Häme]] [[Category:Finnish poets]]