About Markku Into
Lived 1945 – 2018 (aged 72). Markku Into was a Finnish poet, librarian, lyricist and recording artist.
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.
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Who was Markku Into?
Finnish poet, lyricist (1945-2018)
When was Markku Into born?
Markku Into was born on 20 October 1945 in Helsinki.
When did Markku Into die?
Markku Into died on 7 January 2018 in Turku.
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Markku Into was a poet, librarian, lyricist and recording artist.
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Markku Into was Finnish.
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