Tomas Mikael Bäck (born 18 February 1946) is a Finland-Swedish poet and librarian. Bäck lives in Helsinki.

Born in Vaasa, he is the son of technical director Ragnar Gottfrid Bäck and librarian Else Ellinor Finnilä. Bäck graduated with a degree in library science from University of Helsinki 1971 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Helsinki in 1972. He has worked as a librarian at Hanken School of Economics's library from 1971 to 1972, at Espoo City Library from 1973 to 1974 and at Vantaa City Library, where he was employed from 1974 to 1979 and then head of department from 1979 to 1983. Bäck was also a board member of Boklaget för Södra Finland from 1976 to 1977, vice-chairman from 1977 to 1979 and chairman from 1980 to 1982.

Bibliography

1972 – Andhämtning, poetry collection, Söderströms 1975 – Och hastigt förstå, poetry collection, Söderströms 1977 – Början av ett år, poetry collection, Boklaget 1980 – Tills vi äger våra liv, poetry collection, Boklaget 1982 – Denna dag, poetry collection, Boklaget 1984 – Regnljus och snö, poetry collection, Alba 1985 – Språngmarsch på stället, poetry collection, Alba 1986 – Flytande avsatser, poetry collection, Alba 1988 – Frågare!, poetry collection, Alba 1990 – Spånkorg, poetry collection, Alba 1992 – Tilltal, dictationology , Almqvist & Wiksell 1995 – Trädgårdssten, poetry collection, Schildts 1997 – Memoarer och annan dikt, poetry collection, Schildts 2000 – Sol-sordin, poetry collection, Schildts 2003 – Väggvitt, poetry collection, Schildts 2005 – Den sextonde månaden, poetry collection, Schildts 2008 – Infjärdsbild, poetry collection, Schildts 2010 – Med ålderns rätt, antologi, Schildts 2010 – Fantasi C-dur, poetry collection, Schildts 2012 – Brottyta, poetry collection, Schildts & Söderströms 2014 – Vinterresa. Sjuttiotre dikter, poetry collection, Schildts & Söderströms 2016 – De tysta gatorna, poetry collection, Schildts & Söderströms 2018 – Morgon, poetry collection, Schildts & Söderströms

Awards

1977 – Längmanska Kulturfonden's Finland prize 1978 – Prize from Society of Swedish Literature in Finland 2014 – Edith Södergran prize 2016 – Nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize for De tysta gatorna

References

External links

Schildts & Söderström website Tomas Mikael Bäcks archive at the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland Tomas Mikael Bäck in LIBRIS