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Doris Kareva

Contributor

Doris Kareva

Doris Kareva (b. 1958) is an Estonian poet, editor, and translator. She has published thirteen poetry collections, most recently Shape of Time (2005). A volume of her essays was published in 2007, and her newest volume of poetry, The Cut, will be published in late 2007. Her poems have been translated into more than fifteen languages, including Greek, Thai, and Hindi. In 2003, her collection Mandragora was staged by Tallin City Theatre. Kareva has edited anthologies of Estonian poetry, and translated the work of Auden, Beckett, Dickinson, and Shakespeare. She has twice been awarded the State Cultural Prize, and has received many other awards and honors as well. She currently serves as Secretary General of the Estonian National Commission for UNESCO.

Articles by Doris Kareva

“The sparks from your firesmoky eyes”
By Doris Kareva
The sparks from your firesmoky eyes
Translated from Estonian by Tiina Aleman
“The reader casts his shadow over the poem”
By Doris Kareva
The reader casts his shadow over the poem.
Translated from Estonian by Tiina Aleman
“I don’t carry your picture in my purse”
By Doris Kareva
I don't carry your picture in my purse;
Translated from Estonian by Tiina Aleman
“Idleness Is Often Empowering . . . “
By Doris Kareva
Idleness is often empowering,
Translated from Estonian by Tiina Aleman