Karl Martin Sinijärv (born 4 June 1971) is an Estonian

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and

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. Sinijärv was born in

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. By 2011, he had published 8 poetry books and a cookbook. His poetry has been characterized as etnofuturist, bringing estrangement of language to the brink of self-parody. Sinijärv's first book of poems was published in 1989 in a collection with three other poetry books by Tõnu Trubetsky, Ringo Ringvee and Märt Väljataga. Sinijärv has written numerous articles in media. He has also been the anchor of culture shows "OP!" and "Jüri Üdi klubi" in Estonian public television channel

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for more than 10 years. Sinijärv was the chairman of the Estonian Writers' Union from 2007–2016. Karl Martin Sinijärv is the son of politician and diplomat Riivo Sinijärv. His grandfather was

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and socialist poet Erni Hiir.

Books

*"Kolmring", poems (1989) *"Vari ja viisnurk", poems (1991) *"Sürway", poems (1992) *"Neli sada keelt", poems (1997) *"Poissmehe kokaraamat", ("Bachelor's cookbook", 2000) *"Towntown & 28", poems (2000) *"Artutart ja 39", poems (2002) *"Kaamose kiuste", poems (2004) *"Krümitor 0671", poems (2011)

References

External links

Poetry by Karl Martin Sinijärv
in Estonian Literary Magazine no. 18, Spring 2004
Biography
Estonian Literature Centre 1971 births Living people Estonian journalists Estonian male poets Writers from Tallinn International Writing Program alumni 20th-century Estonian poets 21st-century Estonian poets Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class {{Estonia-journalist-stub