Kalevi Helvetti

the skeleton comes to visit
and can not sleep
anymore when the skeleton
comes to visit and
just gets coffee
and cake and
food
pertti’s piss stinks

Kalevi Helvetti (born 1956) is the alter ego of Pertti Kurikka, former guitarist of Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät punk band and founder of Pertti’s Choice. Dressed in a vampire outfit, Kalevi Helvetti performs as a musician, visual artist and a poet. This bilingual (Finnish/English) book gathers his poetry along with reproduction of drawings inspired by the Bible, ghost trains, and the world of guitars.

Translated by Miissa Rantanen.