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'''Herbert Lomas''' (7 February 1924 - 9 September 2011) [[Yorkshire, England]] ) is a British [[poet]], and translator.
{{short description|British poet, academic and translator}}
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'''Herbert Lomas''' (7 February 1924 – 9 September 2011)
==Life==
was a British poet and translator. He served in the infantry from 1943 to 1946).<ref name=freeserve>[http://www.hlomas.freeserve.co.uk/ Profile of Herbert Lomas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423113051/http://www.hlomas.freeserve.co.uk/ |date=23 April 2009 }}</ref> He then graduated from [[University of Liverpool]], and taught at the [[University of Helsinki]] and [[Borough Road College]].
He served in the infantry in 1943-46.<ref>http://www.hlomas.freeserve.co.uk/</ref>
Lomas was a "prolific translator" from Finnish.<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=myLDA0_brhcC&q=Herbert+Lomas&pg=RA1-PA445| title=Encyclopedia of literary translation into English|author=Olive Classe|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2000|isbn=978-1-884964-36-7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zlcg29QYnqMC&q=Herbert+Lomas&pg=PA569|title=The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation|isbn=978-0-19-818359-4|last1=France|first1=Peter|year=2000|publisher=Oxford University Press }}</ref>
He graduated from [[University of Liverpool]]. He taught at [[University of Helsinki]] and [[Borough Road College]], [[University of London]].
He married Mary Marshall Phelps on 29 June 1968; they had one son Matthew and one daughter Lucy.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=xTG2qvxxYNsC&pg=PA200&dq=Herbert+Lomas+poet&lr=&as_brr=3</ref>
In Finland, Lomas was married to Anna-Liisa Partanen (née Aatila) from 28 July 1956 to 29 May 1968. They had no children together but Lomas was stepfather to Anna-Liisa's four children. Later, Lomas married Mary Marshall Phelps on 29 June 1968; they had one son and one daughter.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xTG2qvxxYNsC&dq=Herbert+Lomas+poet&pg=PA200 Info re marriage and children]</ref>

He is a "prolific translator" from Finnish.<ref>{{cite book| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=myLDA0_brhcC&pg=RA1-PA445&dq=Herbert+Lomas&lr=&as_brr=3| title=Encyclopedia of literary translation into English |author=Olive Classe| publisher=Taylor & Francis| year=2000 | isbn=9781884964367 }}</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=Zlcg29QYnqMC&pg=PA569&dq=Herbert+Lomas&lr=&as_brr=3</ref>

He lives in [[Aldeburgh, Suffolk]].<ref>http://www.arcpublications.co.uk/biography.htm?writer_id=121</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
* Guinness Poetry Competition
* Guinness Poetry Competition
* 1982 [[Cholmondeley Award]]
* 1982 [[Cholmondeley Award]]
* [[Order of the White Rose]] of [[Finland]]
* Knight, First Class, of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]]<ref name=freeserve/>


==Works==
==Works==

===Poetry===
===Poetry===
* ''Chimpanzees are blameless creatures'', Mandarin Books, 1969
* ''Chimpanzees are blameless creatures'', Mandarin Books, 1969
* ''Who needs Money?'', 1972
* ''Who needs Money?'', Blond and Briggs, 1972
* ''Private and confidential'', London Magazine Editions, 1974
* ''Private and confidential'', [[London Magazine Editions]], 1974
* ''Public Footpath'', Anvil Press, 1981
* ''Public Footpath'', Anvil Press, 1981
* ''Fire in the garden'' Oxford University Press, 1984
* ''Fire in the garden'' [[Oxford University Press]], 1984
* ''Letters in the Dark'' Oxford University Press, 1986
* ''Letters in the Dark'' [[Oxford University Press]], 1986
* ''Trouble'' Sinclair-Stevenson, 1992
* ''Trouble'' [[Sinclair-Stevenson]], 1992
* ''Selected Poems'' Sinclair-Stevenson, 1995, ISBN 9781856196130
* ''Selected Poems'' [[Sinclair-Stevenson]], 1995, {{ISBN|978-1-85619-613-0}}
* ''A Useless Passion'' London Magazine Editions, 1999
* ''A Useless Passion'' [[London Magazine Editions]], 1999
* ''The Vale of Todmorden'' Arc Publications, 2003, ISBN 978190007281-6
* ''The Vale of Todmorden'' [[Arc Publications]], 2003, {{ISBN|978-1-900072-81-6}}
* ''A Casual Knack of Living - Collected Poems'' Arc Publications, 2009, ISBN 978-1-906570-41-5
* ''A Casual Knack of Living Collected Poems'' [[Arc Publications]], 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-906570-41-5}}


===Translations===
===Translations===
* ''Territorial Song'', London Magazine Editions, 1981
* ''Territorial Song'', ''London Magazine Editions'', 1981
* ''Contemporary Finnish Poetry'', Bloodaxe Books, 1991, ISBN 9781852241476
* ''Contemporary Finnish Poetry'', Bloodaxe Books, 1991, {{ISBN|978-1-85224-147-6}}
* ''Fugue'', [[Kai Nieminen]], [[Musta Taide]], Helsinki, 1992
* ''Fugue'' by [[Kai Nieminen]]. ''Musta Taide'', Helsinki, 1992
* ''Wings of Hope and Daring'' 1992
* ''Wings of Hope and Daring'', 1992
* ''Wings of the Fingertips are Opening'' [[Leena Krohn]], [[Musta Taide]], Helsinki, 1993
* ''Wings of the Fingertips are Opening'' by [[Leena Krohn]]. ''Musta Taide'', Helsinki, 1993
* ''The Black and the Red'' [[Ilpo Tiihonen]], Making Waves, 1993
* ''The Black and the Red'' by [[Ilpo Tiihonen]]. ''Making Waves'', 1993
* ''Narcissus in Winter'' [[Risto Ahti]], Making Waves, 1994
* ''Narcissus in Winter'' by [[Risto Ahti]], ''Making Waves'', 1994
* ''The Year of the Hare'', [[Arto Paasilinna]], Peter Owen, 1995
* ''The Year of the Hare'' by [[Arto Paasilinna]]. Peter Owen, 1995
* ''Two Sequences for Kuhmo'', [[Lauri Otonkoski]], [[Kuhmon Kamarimusikin]] Kannatusyhdistys RY, 1994
* ''Two Sequences for Kuhmo'' by Lauri Otonkoski & Kuhmon Kamarimusikin. ''Kannatusyhdistys RY'', 1994
* ''Eeva-Liisa Manner: Selected Poems'', Making Waves, 1997
* ''Eeva-Liisa Manner: Selected Poems'', ''Making Waves'', 1997
* ''Three Finnish Poets'', London Magazine Editions, 1999
* ''Three Finnish Poets'', London Magazine Editions, 1999
* ''A Tenant Here: Selected Poems of Pentti Holappa'', The Dedalus Press, 1999
* ''A Tenant Here: Selected Poems of [[Pentti Holappa]]''. Dedalus Press, 1999
* ''Gaia, a Musical for Children'', [[Ilpo Tiihonen]], Suomen Kansallisteatteri, 2000
* ''Gaia, a Musical for Children'' by [[Ilpo Tiihonen]]. Suomen Kansallisteatteri, 2000
* {{cite book| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=dVxlO_uSC80C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Herbert+Lomas&lr=&as_brr=3| title=Troll: a love story| author=Johanna Sinisalo| others=Translator Herbert Lomas| publisher=Grove Press| year=2004| isbn=9780802141293 }}
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=dVxlO_uSC80C&q=Herbert+Lomas ''Troll: a love story''] by [[Johanna Sinisalo]]. Grove Press, 2004, {{ISBN|978-0-8021-4129-3}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.hlomas.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm "Author's website"]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090424163309/http://www.hlomas.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm "Author's website"]
* [http://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/manchesteruniversity/data/gb133-hlo Herbert Lomas papers] at the [[John Rylands Library]], Manchester

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Latest revision as of 04:04, 8 November 2024

Herbert Lomas (7 February 1924 – 9 September 2011) was a British poet and translator. He served in the infantry from 1943 to 1946).[1] He then graduated from University of Liverpool, and taught at the University of Helsinki and Borough Road College. Lomas was a "prolific translator" from Finnish.[2][3] In Finland, Lomas was married to Anna-Liisa Partanen (née Aatila) from 28 July 1956 to 29 May 1968. They had no children together but Lomas was stepfather to Anna-Liisa's four children. Later, Lomas married Mary Marshall Phelps on 29 June 1968; they had one son and one daughter.[4]

Awards

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Works

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Poetry

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  • Chimpanzees are blameless creatures, Mandarin Books, 1969
  • Who needs Money?, Blond and Briggs, 1972
  • Private and confidential, London Magazine Editions, 1974
  • Public Footpath, Anvil Press, 1981
  • Fire in the garden Oxford University Press, 1984
  • Letters in the Dark Oxford University Press, 1986
  • Trouble Sinclair-Stevenson, 1992
  • Selected Poems Sinclair-Stevenson, 1995, ISBN 978-1-85619-613-0
  • A Useless Passion London Magazine Editions, 1999
  • The Vale of Todmorden Arc Publications, 2003, ISBN 978-1-900072-81-6
  • A Casual Knack of Living – Collected Poems Arc Publications, 2009, ISBN 978-1-906570-41-5

Translations

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  • Territorial Song, London Magazine Editions, 1981
  • Contemporary Finnish Poetry, Bloodaxe Books, 1991, ISBN 978-1-85224-147-6
  • Fugue by Kai Nieminen. Musta Taide, Helsinki, 1992
  • Wings of Hope and Daring, 1992
  • Wings of the Fingertips are Opening by Leena Krohn. Musta Taide, Helsinki, 1993
  • The Black and the Red by Ilpo Tiihonen. Making Waves, 1993
  • Narcissus in Winter by Risto Ahti, Making Waves, 1994
  • The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna. Peter Owen, 1995
  • Two Sequences for Kuhmo by Lauri Otonkoski & Kuhmon Kamarimusikin. Kannatusyhdistys RY, 1994
  • Eeva-Liisa Manner: Selected Poems, Making Waves, 1997
  • Three Finnish Poets, London Magazine Editions, 1999
  • A Tenant Here: Selected Poems of Pentti Holappa. Dedalus Press, 1999
  • Gaia, a Musical for Children by Ilpo Tiihonen. Suomen Kansallisteatteri, 2000
  • Troll: a love story by Johanna Sinisalo. Grove Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-8021-4129-3

References

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