Karri Kokko

Poet, journalist

Karri Kokko (born 1955) has published 11 books, the most recent being Sillat voitetaan kulkemalla (2009) and Töllötin (2009).

In addition to writing his own poetry, Kokko is also the poetry for the Finnish-language literature journal Parnasso.

During his time at the Saari Residence he plans to concentrate on his next poetry collection, and in the process discover the poetic potential of writing with an old-fashioned typewriter.