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Poetry by Iiu Susiraja

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Julia Schäfer

Susiraja’s work has a deep connection to language. Her titles often take the form of quips and puns, and she has a practice of writing short poems. This selection of poems, penned between 2007 and 2012, reflects the dark humor and tenderness of her images.

Iiu Susiraja Reads a Selection of Her Poetry in Finnish and English

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Pidät muusasi kylmänä.
Säilyvyys on niin parempi.


Keep your muse cold.
Then they will last longer.


Kieli turvoksissa mietit,
että minusta meni maku.


You with your swollen tongue wondered why
I had lost taste.


Kaunis tuhmuus
stuu sinuun.
On hartioistakin sopiva.


Beautiful naughtiness
fits you.
It sits well on your shoulders, too.


Säännöllinen rakkautemme.
Happy Hour.


Our regular love.
Happy Hour.


Halaan ympärilläsi olevaa ilmaa.
Otan syliin.
Tehden siitä hattaraa.


I hug the air around you.
I take you in my arms.
Turning it to candy floss.


Unohda muuttoilmoitus.
Jäisit minuun.


Forget that change of address.
You’ll stay in me.

Virikkeet vähissä.
Rauta kylmänä.
Matto vetää suoruuttaan lattialla.
Puhun sille muistellen sinua.


Incitements running low.
The iron is cold.
The rug straightens out on the floor.
I talk to it with you in mind.