{"id":11125,"date":"2026-08-03T21:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wordpress\/?p=11125"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:18:50","slug":"annikin-runofestivaali-tomas-venclova-j-k-ihalainen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wordpress\/2026\/08\/annikin-runofestivaali-tomas-venclova-j-k-ihalainen\/","title":{"rendered":"Annikin Runofestivaali: Tomas Venclova \/ J. K. Ihalainen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tomas Venclova<\/strong> is a Lithuanian poet, writer, literature researcher and translator. Turning 90 next year, Venclova is one the giants of European poetry. His works have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has received a number of international awards as well as honorary doctorates from several European universities. In the 1960s, Venclova lived in Moscow and Leningrad and was closely acquainted with the legendary poet <strong>Anna Akhmatova<\/strong> and future Nobel Prize winner <strong>Joseph Brodsky<\/strong>. His activities with other dissidents eventually led to banishment from the Soviet Union in 1977. After that, he worked as Professor of Slavic Literature at Berkeley and Yale in the United States. He is currently living in Vilnius. In his work, Venclova deals with the experience of totalitarism and the lessons that can be learned from its dark phases. The first Finnish translation of his work, <em>Vastarinnan s\u00e4keet<\/em> (by <strong>Urt\u0117 Liepuoni\u016bt\u0117<\/strong>, Palladium Kirjat), was published last year.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tomas_small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tomas_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tomas_small.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tomas_small-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tomas_small-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tomas Venclova, kuva J. K. Ihalainen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tomas Venclova<\/strong> on liet\u00adtua\u00adlai\u00adnen ru\u00adnoi\u00adli\u00adja, kir\u00adjai\u00adli\u00adja, kir\u00adjal\u00adli\u00adsuu\u00adden\u00adtut\u00adki\u00adja ja k\u00e4\u00e4n\u00adt\u00e4\u00adj\u00e4. Ensi vuon\u00adna 90 vuot\u00adta t\u00e4yt\u00adt\u00e4\u00adv\u00e4 Venclo\u00adva on yksi eu\u00adroop\u00adpa\u00adlai\u00adsen ru\u00adnou\u00adden j\u00e4t\u00adti\u00adl\u00e4i\u00adsis\u00adt\u00e4. H\u00e4\u00adnel\u00adle on my\u00f6n\u00adnet\u00adty lu\u00adkui\u00adsia kan\u00adsain\u00adv\u00e4\u00adli\u00adsi\u00e4 tun\u00adnus\u00adtuk\u00adsia ja h\u00e4n on usei\u00adden eu\u00adroop\u00adpa\u00adlais\u00adten yli\u00adopis\u00adto\u00adjen kun\u00adnia\u00adtoh\u00adto\u00adri. H\u00e4nen teok\u00adsi\u00adaan on k\u00e4\u00e4n\u00adnet\u00adty yli 20 kie\u00adlel\u00adle. Venclo\u00adva asui 1960-lu\u00advul\u00adla Mos\u00adko\u00advas\u00adsa ja Le\u00adnin\u00adgra\u00addis\u00adsa, ja h\u00e4n kuu\u00adlui muun muas\u00adsa ru\u00adnoi\u00adli\u00adja\u00adle\u00adgen\u00adda <strong>Anna Ah\u00adma\u00adto\u00advan<\/strong>, ja tu\u00adle\u00advan No\u00adbel-voit\u00adta\u00adja <strong>Jo\u00adseph Brods\u00adkyn<\/strong> l\u00e4\u00adhi\u00adpii\u00adriin. H\u00e4nen toi\u00admin\u00adtan\u00adsa toi\u00adsi\u00adna\u00adjat\u00adte\u00adli\u00adja\u00adna johti lo\u00adpul\u00adta kar\u00adko\u00adtuk\u00adseen Neu\u00advos\u00adto\u00adlii\u00adtos\u00adta vuon\u00adna 1977. Sen j\u00e4l\u00adkeen h\u00e4n toimi muun muas\u00adsa slaa\u00advi\u00adlai\u00adsen kir\u00adjal\u00adli\u00adsuu\u00adden pro\u00adfes\u00adso\u00adri\u00adna sek\u00e4 Ber\u00adke\u00adleyn ett\u00e4 Yalen yli\u00adopis\u00adtois\u00adsa Yh\u00addys\u00adval\u00adlois\u00adsa. T\u00e4t\u00e4 nyky\u00e4 h\u00e4n  asuu Vil\u00adnassa. Venclo\u00adva k\u00e4\u00adsit\u00adte\u00adlee teok\u00adsis\u00adsaan to\u00adta\u00adli\u00adta\u00adris\u00admin ko\u00adke\u00admus\u00adta ja niit\u00e4 ope\u00adtuk\u00adsia, joita sen syn\u00adkis\u00adt\u00e4 his\u00adto\u00adrial\u00adli\u00adsis\u00adta vai\u00adheis\u00adta voi\u00addaan poi\u00admia. H\u00e4nen en\u00adsim\u00adm\u00e4i\u00adnen suo\u00admen\u00adnet\u00adtu teok\u00adsen\u00adsa <em>Vas\u00adta\u00adrin\u00adnan s\u00e4\u00adkeet<\/em> (suom. <strong>Urt\u0117 Liepuoni\u016bt\u0117,<\/strong> Pal\u00adla\u00addium Kir\u00adjat) il\u00admes\u00adtyi viime vuon\u00adna. Suomenkielinen luenta <strong>J. K. Ihalainen<\/strong>. Juontajana<strong> P\u00e4ivi Haanp\u00e4\u00e4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7906\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11125-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VenclovaTakas.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VenclovaTakas.mp3\">https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VenclovaTakas.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VenclovaTakas.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wordpress\/?powerpress_pinw=11125-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomas Venclova is a Lithuanian poet, writer, literature researcher and translator. Turning 90 next year, Venclova is one the giants of European poetry. His works have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has received a number of international awards as well as honorary doctorates from several European universities. In the 1960s, Venclova lived &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiofiskars.fi\/wordpress\/2026\/08\/annikin-runofestivaali-tomas-venclova-j-k-ihalainen\/\" class=\"more-link\">Jatka lukemista <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Annikin Runofestivaali: Tomas Venclova \/ J. K. 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