Priidu Beier (

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s: Matti Moguči, Pierre Bezuhhov; born 16 October 1957 in

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) is an

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n poet and teacher. He has edited several publications and is also a member of the

Estonian Writers' Union The Estonian Writers Union (Eesti Kirjanike Liit, abbreviated EKL), is a professional association of Estonian writers and literary critics.Marje Jõeste, Küllo Arjakas, ''The Baltic States'', Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers, 1991, page 64 Hist ...

and Estonian Literary Society. Between 1984–1990 he was the Head of the Pedagogical arts sector of

Tartu Art Museum Tartu Art Museum ( Estonian: ''Tartu Kunstimuuseum'') is a state-owned museum of art located in Tartu, Estonia. It was founded in 1940 on a private initiative by the members of local art school Pallas. This is the largest art museum in Southern ...

.Priidu Beier elab kui munk
, ''Tartu Postimees'' In 2007 he presented a poetry collection in Tartu with Kerti Tergem. According to ''Tartu Postimees'', Beier lives like a monk. He teaches art history at the

Hugo Treffner Gymnasium Hugo Treffner Gymnasium ( et, Hugo Treffneri Gümnaasium; abbreviated as HTG) is a secondary school in Tartu, Estonia with special emphasis on science education. Founded by Hugo Treffner, it was the only large secondary school in 19th-century Est ...

in Tartu.

Selected works

* ''Vastus'' (1986) * ''Tulikiri'' (1989) * ''Mustil päevil'' (1991) * ''Femme fatale'' (1997) * ''Maavalla keiser'' (2000) * ''Saatmata kirjad'' (2007)

References

External links

Priidu Beier at Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary
1957 births Living people Estonian male poets Writers from Tartu 20th-century Estonian poets 21st-century Estonian poets University of Tartu alumni {{Estonia-poet-stub