Hasso Krull (born 1964 in

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) is an

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n poet, literary and cultural critic, and translator. Krull's main points of focus in his work have been postmodernism and

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. His topics include

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, philosophy,

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, and

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. In 1990 Krull began teaching at the Estonian Institute of Humanities in literary and cultural theory. In 2001 he co-founded Ninniku (poetry in translation online periodical) which led to the book series Ninniju Raamatukogu. He has translated works of various poets including: Sujata Bhatt, André Breton,

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, Tapani Kinnunen, Pablo Neruda,

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and

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. He is a lecturer at the

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. Some of the literary endeavors Krull has been involved in include: ''Luuletused 1987–1991'' (Poems 1987–1991); ''Jazz'', ''Kaalud'' (in conjunction with Toomas Kalve photographer), ''Millimallikas'' (Medusa, 2000) and ''Paljusus ja ainulisus'' (Plurality and Singularity, 2009). His own poetry has been translated into: Catalan Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Latvian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.

Awards

Krull is the recipient of the following awards: * University of Tallinn's Teaching Award (2007) * Annual Prize (1998, 2007) of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia * Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature (2005) * Annual Prize for the Cultural Endowment of Estonia for Poetry (2002, 2010) * Order of the White Star, Medal Class (2001)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krull, Hasso 1964 births Living people Estonian male poets Estonian translators 20th-century Estonian poets 21st-century Estonian poets 21st-century Estonian educators Tallinn University alumni Academic staff of Tallinn University Recipients of the Order of the White Star, Medal Class Writers from Tallinn