Doris Kareva (28 November 1958) is an
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n poet and translator. She serves as the head of the Estonian National Commission in
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
.
Biography
Kareva was born in
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...
. Her father,
Hillar Kareva, was a notable composer.
She studied English language and literature at the
University of Tartu
The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...
and started to write poetry in the 1960s.
She is a recipient of a number of state awards, including two
Estonian State Cultural Awards and the
Order of the White Star.
Kareva's poetry was translated to 18 languages as of 2014. She translated to Estonian, among other authors,
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
,
Anna Akhmatova
Anna Andreyevna Gorenko rus, А́нна Андре́евна Горе́нко, p=ˈanːə ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvnə ɡɐˈrʲɛnkə, a=Anna Andreyevna Gorenko.ru.oga, links=yes; uk, А́нна Андрі́ївна Горе́нко, Ánna Andríyivn ...
,
Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry.
Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massac ...
,
Joseph Brodsky,
Kahlil Gibran
Gibran Khalil Gibran ( ar, جُبْرَان خَلِيل جُبْرَان, , , or , ; January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran (pronounced ), was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist ...
,
Kabir
Kabir Das (1398–1518) was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das ...
,
W. H. Auden
Wystan Hugh Auden (; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in ...
, and
Samuel Beckett.
Selected works
;Poetry books
* ''Päevapildid'' (1978)
* ''Ööpildid'' (1980)
* ''Puudutus'' (1981)
* ''Salateadvus'' (1983)
* ''Vari ja viiv'' (1986)
* ''Armuaeg'' (1991)
* ''Kuuhobune'' (1992)
* ''Maailma asemel'' (1992)
* ''Hingring'' (1997)
* ''Mandragora'' (2002)
* ''Aja kuju'' (2005)
* ''Tähendused'' (2007)
* ''Lõige'' (2007)
* ''Deka'' (2008)
* ''Sa pole üksi'' (2011)
* ''Perekonnaalbum'' (2015)
References
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1958 births
Living people
Estonian women poets
Estonian translators
Translators to Estonian
Writers from Tallinn
20th-century Estonian poets
21st-century Estonian poets
20th-century Estonian women writers
21st-century Estonian women writers
20th-century translators
21st-century translators
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class