Kaur Riismaa

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Kaur Riismaa (born March 24, 1986 in Tartu ) is an Estonian writer, actor and dramaturge.

Life

Riismaa graduated from high school in Tartu and studied semiotics and theology at the University of Tartu from 2005 to 2010 . He then studied dramaturgy for a few years at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater . He staged his first production in 2012 at the Ugala Theater in Viljandi .

Riismaa has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 2012 .

Literary work

Riismaa made his poetry debut in Vikerkaar magazine in 2010 and published his first volume of poetry shortly thereafter. It contained short portraits or short biographies in the style of Mats Traats , whose Haral life stories were in turn based on the Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters , and was praised by the critics for his good empathy. The next volumes came in quick succession, so that one critic soon rejoiced that one could follow through his works "how the classical music arises right before our eyes."

The lyrics of Riismaa have been compared and a. with the Estonian classic Jüri Üdi and the Greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis . Riismaa also wrote plays and essays.

In 2015, the author surprised his readership with two prose works, some of which were certified as "making a cult book". Both deal with loss and death, among other things.

Awards

• 2015 Literature Prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital (Poetry)

bibliography

• Me hommikud, me päevad, õhtud, ööd ('Our mornings, our days, our evenings'). Saarde-Pärnu: Ji 2011. 196 pp.
• Rebase matmine ('Burial of the Fox'). Tallinn: Näo Kirik 2012. 111 pp.
• Majus, majutult. Naeru ja yksilduse raamat ('In houses and without houses. The book of laughter and loneliness'). Tln: Verb 2013. 112 pp.
• Metamorfoosid ('Metamorphoses'). Saarde-Pärnu: Ji 2013. 110 pp.
• Teekond päeva lõppu ('Journey to the End of the Day'). Tln: Näo Kirik 2014. 64 pp.
• Merimetsa ('Merimetsa' [Tallinn Municipality]). Saarde-Pärnu: Jumalikud Ilutused 2014. 80 pp.
• Pühamägi ('Holy Mountain'). Tallinn: Verb 2015. 109 pp.
• Pimeda mehe aiad ('The Blind Man's Gardens'). Tallinn: Tänapäev 2015. 224 pp.
• Soekülm ('warm cold'). [Tallinn:] Verb 2016. 85 pp.

Literature on the author

• Indrek Koff : Tasakaalu otsides, in: Looming 5/2012, pp. 734-736.
• (:) kivisildnik : (:) pärast undamist tuleb kui tuleb, in Vikerkaar 1-2 / 2014, pp. 176–180.
• Kaur Riismaa / Carolina Pihelgas : Kohtumised häälega, in: Looming 2/2014, pp. 231–237.
• Ott Kilusk: Kirjutamisest ja mittekirjutamisest, in: Looming 5/2014, pp. 712–714.
• Leo Luks: Taevane ja maine armastus, in: Vikerkaar 4-5 / 2015, pp. 166–170.
• Hasso Krull : Tunnusteta luule, in Vikerkaar 6/2015, pp. 110–118.
• Peeter helmets : Hüvasti noorus ehk proosaraamat luulesõbrale, in: Looming 7/2015, pp. 1043-1045.
• Kaupo Meiel : Kõik muutub kujundiks ja kujund on surnud in: Vikerkaar 9/2015, pp. 101-106.
• Tõnis Parksepp: Härra Koi ja õigus surmale, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 10/2015, pp. 738–740.
• Johanna Ross : Ennekõike Emiliast, in: Looming 11/2015, pp. 1645–1648.
• Rolf Liiv: Kaur Riismaa teatraalne teoloogia, in: Looming 3/2017, pp. 445–446.

Web links

• Biography, works, excerpts (Estonian Literature Information Center)
• Poetry sample poems on lyrikline.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Indrek Koff: Tasakaalu otsides, in: Looming 5/2012, p. 734.
2. ↑ Leo Luks: Taevane ja maine armastus, in: Vikerkaar 4-5 / 2015, p. 166.
3. ↑ Hasso Krull : Tunnusteta luule in Vikerkaar 6/2015, S. 114th
4. ↑ Review (English) of Peeter Helme in the Estonian Literary Magazine Spring 2016, pp. 42–43. ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Kaupo Meiel: Kõik muutub kujundiks ja kujund on surnud in: Vikerkaar 9/2015, p. 103.
6. ↑ Tõnis Parksepp: Härra Koi ja õigus surmale, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 10/2015, pp. 738–740.