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* ''Territorial Song'', ''London Magazine Editions'', 1981 |
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* ''Contemporary Finnish Poetry'', Bloodaxe Books, 1991, ISBN 9781852241476 |
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* ''Fugue'' |
* ''Fugue'' by [[Kai Nieminen]]. ''Musta Taide'', Helsinki, 1992 |
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* ''Wings of Hope and Daring'' 1992 |
* ''Wings of Hope and Daring'', 1992 |
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* ''Wings of the Fingertips are Opening'' [[Leena Krohn]] |
* ''Wings of the Fingertips are Opening'' by [[Leena Krohn]]. ''Musta Taide'', Helsinki, 1993 |
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* ''The Black and the Red'' [[Ilpo Tiihonen]] |
* ''The Black and the Red'' by [[Ilpo Tiihonen]]. ''Making Waves'', 1993 |
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* ''Narcissus in Winter'' [[Risto Ahti]], ''Making Waves'', 1994 |
* ''Narcissus in Winter'' by [[Risto Ahti]], ''Making Waves'', 1994 |
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* ''The Year of the Hare'' |
* ''The Year of the Hare'' by [[Arto Paasilinna]]. Peter Owen, 1995 |
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* ''Two Sequences for Kuhmo'' |
* ''Two Sequences for Kuhmo'' by Lauri Otonkoski & Kuhmon Kamarimusikin. ''Kannatusyhdistys RY'', 1994 |
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* ''Eeva-Liisa Manner: Selected Poems'', ''Making Waves'', 1997 |
* ''Eeva-Liisa Manner: Selected Poems'', ''Making Waves'', 1997 |
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* ''Three Finnish Poets'', London Magazine Editions, 1999 |
* ''Three Finnish Poets'', London Magazine Editions, 1999 |
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* ''A Tenant Here: Selected Poems of Pentti Holappa'' |
* ''A Tenant Here: Selected Poems of [[Pentti Holappa]]''. Dedalus Press, 1999 |
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* ''Gaia, a Musical for Children'' |
* ''Gaia, a Musical for Children'' by [[Ilpo Tiihonen]]. Suomen Kansallisteatteri, 2000 |
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* {{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 }} |
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Revision as of 16:13, 14 September 2011
Herbert Lomas (7 February 1924 – 9 September 2011) was a British poet and translator. He served in the infantry during and after World War II (from 1943-46).[1]
Education
He graduated from University of Liverpool and taught at University of Helsinki and Borough Road College, University of London.
Career
He is a "prolific translator" from Finnish.[2][3]
Family
He married Mary Marshall Phelps on 29 June 1968; they had one son and one daughter.[4]
Awards
- Guinness Poetry Competition
- 1982 Cholmondeley Award
- Order of the White Rose of Finland
Works
Poetry
- Chimpanzees are blameless creatures, Mandarin Books, 1969
- Who needs Money?, 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 9781856196130
- A Useless Passion London Magazine Editions, 1999
- The Vale of Todmorden Arc Publications, 2003, ISBN 978190007281-6
- A Casual Knack of Living - Collected Poems Arc Publications, 2009, ISBN 978-1-906570-41-5
Translations
- Territorial Song, London Magazine Editions, 1981
- Contemporary Finnish Poetry, Bloodaxe Books, 1991, ISBN 9781852241476
- 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
- Johanna Sinisalo (2004). Troll: a love story. Translator Herbert Lomas. Grove Press. ISBN 9780802141293.
References
- ^ Profile of Herbert Lomas
- ^ Olive Classe (2000). Encyclopedia of literary translation into English. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781884964367.
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=Zlcg29QYnqMC&pg=PA569&dq=Herbert+Lomas&lr=&as_brr=3
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=xTG2qvxxYNsC&pg=PA200&dq=Herbert+Lomas+poet&lr=&as_brr=3