Sampo: The Magic Mill. A Collection of Finnish-American Writing
| Editor | Aili Jarvenpa, Michael G. Karni |
| Introduction by | Aili Jarvenpa, Michael G. Karni |
| Publisher | New Rivers Press, C.W. Truesdale |
| Graphics by | Oili Mäki |
| Typeset by | Peregrine Publications |
| Translated by | Aili Jarvenpa, Aina Swan Cutler, Inkeri Väänänen-Jensen, Kathleen Osgood Dana, Reino Virtanen, Richard A. Impola, Ritva Poom, Stephen Kuusisto, Timo Riippa |
| Foreword by | K. Börge Vähämäki |
| Distributed by/Director of Distribution | The Talman Company |
| Book Design by | Peregrine Publications |
| Copyright Holder | New Rivers Press |
| Publisher Series | Many Minnesotas Project |
| Contributor | Aale Tynni, Aaro Hellaakoski, Aili Jarvenpa, Anna Perkkiö, Annie Ruissalo, Anselm Hollo, Arlene Renken, Bernhard Hillila, Carl Gawboy, Carol Staats, Diane Jarvenpa, Earl Nurmi, Eeva Joenpelto, Eeva Kilpi, Eeva-Liisa Manner, Eila Siren-Perlmutter, Ernest Hekkanen, Gladys Koski Holmes, Glen Kartin, Hazel M. Koskenlinna, Heikki Turunen, Helmi Mavis Hiltunen Biesanz, Ilmari Kianto, Inkeri Väänänen-Jensen, Jaakko Liukkonen, Jane Piirto, Jim Johnson (2), John Piirto, Juhani Aho, Jussi Stenvall, Kathleen Halme, Kathleen Osgood Dana, Lauri Anderson, Lauri Lemberg, Lynn Maria Laitala, Marcelle Doby-Williams, Marlene Ekola Gerberick, Mary Jokela Eichholz, Nancy Mattson, Oili Mäki, Paula Erkkilä, Paula Ivaska Robbins, Pentti Saarikoski, Pierre Delattre, Rebecca Cummings, Roberta Christine Kulma, Ruth Pitkanen Johnson, Sara Johnson, Sheila Packa, Shirley Waisanen Schoonover, Sirkka Tuomi Holm, Stephen Kuusisto, Timo Koskinen, Unto Seppänen, William R. Lamppa |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Minneapolis, MN |
| Copyright | 1989 |
| Pages / Font | 406 pages |
| Series Number | Number 5 |
| ISBN 10 | 0-89823-107-8 |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | 88-62983 |
| Price | $11.95 |
| Chapters | Introduction -- Michael G. Karni and Aili Jarvenpa What is the Sampo? -- K. Börge Vähämäki PART I: IN THE BEGINNING Ilmari Kianto: Excerpt from Scenes from Travels in Viena-Karelia -- translated by Reino Virtanen Juhani Aho: "A Visit to Sauna" (short story) -- translated by Inkeri Väänänen-Jensen Unto Seppänen: "The Knitting" (short story) -- translated by Reino Virtanen Jaakko Liukkonen: "Karhu the Bear" (Finnish folk tales) -- translated by Kathleen Osgood Dana Aaro Hellaakoski: "Song of the Pike" and "Moonlight in the Woods" (poems) -- translated by Aina Swan Cutler Anna Perkkiö: "Grandmother's Wedding Gift" (short story) Juhani Aho: "Bread" (short story) -- translated by Inkeri Väänänen-Jensen Eeva Joenpelto: Excerpts from the novel A Draft from All the Doors -- translated by Aili Jarvenpa PART II: THE IMMIGRANT STORY Jim Johnson: "Getting Off the Train at Brimson" (poem) Lauri Lemberg: Excerpts from the novel St. Croix Avenue -- translated by Timo Riippa William R. Lamppa: "Finns of the North Country" (poem) Jane Piirto: "Grandma You Used To" (poem) Annie Ruissalo: "The Floating Caravan" and other sketches (memoir) -- translated by Timo Riippa Lynn Maria Laitala: "Timo's Team" (short story) Marlene Ekola Gerberick: "In Old Photographs of You" and six other poems Rebecca Cummings: "The Hair Brooch" (short story) Sirkka Tuomi Holm: "Stage Recollections Among the Finns" (memoir) Nancy Mattson: "Writing" and six other poems Glen Kartin: "Hacking Away at the Family Tree" (memoir) Jim Johnson: "Skeletons" (poem) Earl Nurmi: ".25-36 Caliber Rifle" and "Trapping Weasel Near Duluth in Winter" (poems) Helmi Mavis Hiltunen Biesanz: Excerpts from the memoir Helmi Davis: A Finnish-American Girlhood Ruth Pitkanen Johnson: "The Riches in Poverty" (memoir) Bernhard Hillila: "Yrjö Kaarto" (poem) Ernest Hekkanen: "In the New World" (short story) Gladys Koski Holmes: "Fragments" and "Widows" (poems) Eila Siren-Perlmutter: "Room and Board" (short story) Inkeri Väänänen-Jensen: Excerpt from the memoir Inkeri's Journey PART III: SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS IN FINLAND & AMERICA Carl Gawboy: "Christmas at Birch Lake" (memoir) Jim Johnson: "At Eagle Lake" and "Mojakka" (poems) Jim Johnson: "The Visit" (prose poem) Jane Piirto: "Sauna" (poem) Lynn Maria Laitala: "Winter Trip" (short story) Lynn Maria Laitala: "The Big Wedding" (short story) Pierre Delattre: Excerpts from the novel Korrigan's Wedding: "Korrigan's Tree", "The Spirit of the Water" Anselm Hollo: "Gig" and seven other poems Jane Piirto: "Blueberry Season" (short story) Eeva-Liisa Manner: Selections from Collected Poems 1956 - 1977 -- translated by Ritva Poom Eeva Kilpi: Excerpts from A Woman's Diary -- translated by Inkeri Väänänen-Jensen Lauri Anderson: "Hunting Hemingway's Trout" (short story) Lauri Anderson: "Pictures" (short story) Timo Koskinen: "Dead Weight" (short story) Sheila Packa: "Minnesota Steel 1975" and four other poems Eeva Kilpi: "At the Cottage" (short story) -- translated by Kathleen Osgood Dana Bernhard Hillila: "Hail Mary" and two other poems Kathleen Osgood Dana: "Midsummer" (poem) Aale Tynni: "On Many a Windy Night" and "The Lake" (poems) -- translated by Richard A. Impola Heikki Turunen: Excerpts form the novel Children of the Land -- translated by Richard A. Impola Diane Jarvenpa: "After the Concert" and five other poems Jussi Stenvall: "The Last Swim" (short story) Stephen Kuusisto: "Pentti Saarikoski: Outside the Circle" (essay) Pentti Saarikoski: Four untitled poems translated by Stephen Kuusisto Stephen Kuusisto: "Papyrus & Stone" (elegy to Pentti Saarikoski) Shirley Waisanen Schoonover: Excerpt from the novel Mountain of Winter Gladys Koski Holmes: "While Driving to Work" (poem) Mary Jokela Eichholz: "Maia to Orion" and "Cavity" (poems) Oili Mäki: "Landmark" (poem) -- translated by Aili Jarvenpa John Piirto: "Spur" (short story) Carol Staats: "Lapland Bear Song" and two other poems Carol Staats: "The Rituals" (short story) Sara Johnson: "Mixing" and two other poems Roberta Christine Kulma: "The Immigrant's Grandchild Remembers" (memoir) Marcelle Doby-Williams: "Soul Food" and two other poems Marcelle Doby-Williams: "The Gift" (short story) Aili Jarvenpa: "First Lesson" and two other poems Eeva Kilpi: "The Brides" (poems) -- translated by Aili Jarvenpa PART IV: A RETROSPECTIVE Anselm Hollo: "The Kalevala Through My Years" (personal essay) Sara Johnson: "Chickaloon Lumber Company" (poem) William Lamppa: "Soudan Iron Ore Miner" (poem) Jane Piirto: "The Company" (poem) Paula Erkkilä: "On the Road to Rock: A Search for Identity" (memoir) Kathleen Halme: "Wool, Bread, Rope" and "Sauna" (poems) Paula Ivaska Robbins: "Impressions of Finland" (memoir) Mary Jokela Eichholz: "Spinster" and "Happy Birthday, Mother!" (poems) Hazel M. Koskenlinna: "Talking Story - Finnish Style" (memoir) Aili Jarvenpa: "The Spruce" and "To Grandmother's House" (poems) Arlene Renken: "Reunion at Lake Superior" (poem) Contributor Notes Acknowledgements |
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