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 (, abbr. EWU is a professional association of Estonian writers and literary critics.Marje Jõeste, Küllo Arjakas, ''The Baltic States'', Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers, 1991, page 64 History The Estonian Writer ...

and

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. Between 1984 and 1990 he was the Head of the Pedagogical arts sector of

Tartu Art Museum The Tartu Art Museum (Estonian language, 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 ar ...

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, ''Tartu Postimees'' In 2007 he presented a poetry collection in Tartu with Kerti Tergem. He has taught art history at the

Hugo Treffner Gymnasium Hugo Treffner Gymnasium (; 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 Estonia with predominantly Estonia ...

in Tartu.

Selected works

* ''Vastus'' (1986) * ''Tulikiri'' (1989) * ''Mustil päevil'' (1991) * ''Femme fatale'' (1997) * ''Maavalla keiser'' (2000) * ''Monaco '' (2002) * ''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