Ly Seppel (born 30 April 1943) is an

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n poet and translator.

Biography

Ly Seppel was born 30 April 1943. She graduated from the University of Tartu in 1967. She studied Estonian philology there and

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and

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. She later studied

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. Seppel is best known for her prose for children's books and her poetry. In addition, she has appeared as a lyric translator from various Turkic languages (

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, Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kazakh,

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and

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), Russian and Finnish. With her husband, she translated a selection of stories from ''

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'' into Estonian from Russian in 1984. Seppel married the Estonian poet

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in 1975. The couple had three daughters, one of whom is

Kristiina Ehin Kristiina Ehin (born 18 July 1977) is an Estonia, Estonian poet, translator, singer and songwriter. Ehin studied at University of Tartu with a degree in philology and specializes in folklore. In 2004, she acquired master's degree in the Estonia ...

Selected works

Poetry

*''Igal hommikul avan peo'' (1965) *''Ma kardan ja armastan'' (1973) *''Varjuring ümber tule'' (1974) *''Ajasära'' (2003) *''Mälujuur=The Root of Memory'' (2009)

Children's books

*''Kaarini ja Eeva raamat'' (1981) *''Unenäoraamat'' (1984)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seppel, Ly 1951 births Living people People from Haapsalu Estonian women poets Estonian translators Translators from Azerbaijani Translators from Finnish Translators from Kazakh Translators from Russian Translators from Tatar Translators from Turkish Translators from Turkmen Translators from Uzbek Translators to Estonian University of Tartu alumni 20th-century Estonian poets 21st-century Estonian poets 21st-century Estonian women writers 20th-century Estonian women writers Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class