“non-Fiction the magic happen.” Thus, the jury characterizes the Jouni Teittisen (p.1982), a collection of poems of the heart pocket (Poesia).

the prize the party hurried to the winners of the praise words of delight. Win was initially difficult to believe.

– Initially, there was a huge feeling of joy. Then came the disbelief.

the Victory is quite an achievement, because the selection panel to read over 70 first-born works. The final straight was selected 10 works (you move to another service) (HS), which Teittisen collection of poems rise above the rest.

– Sure, I can qualify to win. This is one of the panel views, but of course it heats, that it’s view is just such.

the heart of the pocket images of childhood and identity formation. Initially, we are in the sandbox, but poetry of the people is growing. The selection panel according to the heart pocket embodies that “childhood unrepeatable miracle it is still available. The works articulate sincerely and in earnest,which seemed salamielinen paternity of, irony and references to saturate as time exceptionally fresh.”

Childhood memories and the mood you are fascinated Teittistä a long time, but my impetus in writing given to the firstborn birth.

– at the Same time I started to go through their own childhood memories.

Teittinen emphasize, however, that the poems are not autobiography.

Going on a doctoral thesis about literature

a collection of Poems one of the key ideas is to remember. What we remember, really, what is told or is memory the basis for the photos?

Teittinen wanted to bring the memories häilyvyyden a practical display of the graphic in the text. One of the book of songs is kind of like a ragged, uncertain text, which is able to read a sentence there.

the text form of the toy is, however, caused several embarrassing situations, when the books are thought to weight in be corrupted into.

I Was almost, not a whole cargo of books into a dumpster. Publisher has got a library of several complaints about that here has now been forwarded to the faulty books.

the heart pocket of the writing took about five years. Turku resident Teittinen is a book with much contact, as he makes the thesis of the post apocalyptic in literature. In addition, he teaches at the university of Turku, inter alia, poetry and prose analysis courses.

Teittinen believes that 15 000 worth prize to encourage him to continue writing poetry.

This year the Helsingin sanomat literature prize jury included journalists Suvi Ahola , Sanna Kangasniemi and Antti Strengthen (pj.) as well as a writer, critic Juhani Karila , poet Eino Santase and recognition in recent years won the Eeva Turunen .

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