Markku Into, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Markku Into

Finnish poet

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1945

Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 07-Jan-2018

Profession: poet, librarian

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Markku Into was a Finnish poet and one of the main members in Finnish 1960s underground movement of Turku.
Markku Into has written collections of poetry, prose and plays.
He has also translated into Finnish such American Beat generation writers as Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Gregory Corso; also Charles Bukowski.
He wrote lyrics for the band Suomen Talvisota 1939-1940.
His literary debut was Tuonela Rock of 1971.
Markku Into has also received the Eino Leino Prize in 2001.Alongside Suomen Talvisota 1939-1940, he has performed in the 21st century with Turku's band Turun Romantiikka.