Risto Rasa

Risto Olavi Rasa (born 29 April 1954 in Helsinki) is a Finnish poet. He writes short nature poems. He is a librarian in Somero.

Poem books Metsän seinä on vain vihreä ovi ("The wall of the forest is only a green door") (1971) Kulkurivarpunen ("The vagabond sparrow") (1973) Hiljaa, nyt se laulaa ("Be quiet! Now it sings") (1974) Kaksi seppää ("Two smiths") (1976) Rantatiellä ("On the shore way") (1980) Laulu ennen muuttomatkaa ("The song before the migratory") (poems 1971–1980 ) Taivasalla ("In the open air") (1987) Tuhat purjetta ("Thousand sails") (poems 1971–1990 )