Hasso Krull

Hasso Krull is one of the most important writers and thinkers to emerge from Estonia since the country regained independence in 1991. Krull’s poetry is strongly rooted in the Estonian landscape, but reaches far beyond regional concerns due to its attention to the details of modern life and the intellect of the poet, who demonstrates a wide range of influences, from the philosophy of Derrida to the oral trickster tales of the Winnebago people of North America. With an extremely light hand, Krull crafts poems that seem straightforward and accessible but have a remarkable depth upon close study. In recent years, Krull has been strongly attracted to mythologies, creation stories and cosmology, all of which exert a strong influence on his work a

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Tõnis Vilu (1988) is a poet currently residing in Tartu, Estonia.

His poetry includes themes like mental health, individual growth and politics.

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