Vivarium
Poems
Published on 20. February 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
36 pages
978-1-912915-42-2 (ISBN)
Description
Vivarium is a collection about connection and alienation, belonging and place. Paertna explores the uneasy co-existence of the past and the present, on a national and global scale, and looks ahead to the future with anxiety as well as hope. She reflects on the effects of Soviet rule on Estonian society and the national mindset, and on humanity's treatment of natural habitats. Stories of personal trauma play out against a backdrop of major environmental changes, loss of biodiversity, and global warming. Maarja Paertna is part of the new generation of young Estonian poets, and this edition has been awarded funding by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Winnersh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Saddle-stitched
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
51 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-912915-42-2 (9781912915422)
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Maarja Paertna (1986) is an Estonian poet, editor and translator with four poetry collections: At the Grassroots (2010), which was shortlisted for the Betti Alver Debut Award, Thresholds and Pillars (2013), [becoming] (2015) and Vivarium (2019). She has won the Juhan Liiv Poetry Award and is the co-founder of the poetry press Elusamus. Her poems, which have been translated into numerous languages, weave connections between the human and non-human worlds and address issues of identity and belonging. Jayde Will (1978) is a literary translator. He has an M.A. in Fenno-Ugric Linguistics from Tartu University. His translations of Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian authors have been published in numerous journals, including Poetry Review, Trafika and Mantis, as well as anthologies such as the Dedalus Book of Lithuanian Literature and several Best European Fiction anthologies. He has also translated subtitles for numerous films, including the Lithuanian classic The Devil's Bride and the award-winning Vanishing Waves.