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

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Biography

Kareva was born in

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. 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,

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, Joseph Brodsky,

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, 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kareva, Doris 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