Margus Lattik

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Margus Lattik (pseudonym Mathura , born November 7, 1973 in Tallinn ) is an Estonian writer and artist.

Life

Lattik went to school in Tallinn and then studied English philology at the University of Tartu . He is currently researching postcolonialism using the example of the work of Derek Walcott , which he compared in an essay with the oeuvre of Jaan Kaplinski .

Between 2000 and 2003, Lattik stayed in India for a total of over a year , including at the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education in Vrindavan , which is about 8 kilometers north of the city of Mathura , which gave him his literary pseudonym. He was active in the Hare Krishna movement in Estonia for a long time , but has since withdrawn from the organization.

Margus Lattik has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 2005 .

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Lattik made his debut with poems in the late 1990s as part of the literary group "Erakkond", which included Kristiina Ehin , Mehis Heinsaar , Kalju Kruusa , Aare Pilv and Berk Vaher . He published his first volume of poetry in 2001. Its poetry was partly still strongly influenced by the Krishna movement, and the criticism stated: "The striving for selflessness so characteristic of an Eastern view of life meets a Western-trained brain here ..."

His later poetry was sometimes brought into the vicinity of existentialism , whereby reference was also made to Søren Kierkegaard . From a more general point of view, however, his poetry can be described as natural poetry, and he is now considered "representative of poetry with a thoughtful, introspective undertone."

Lattik is also active as a painter, which is particularly evident in his collection of poems from 2013, Unter der Hand und Wogender Strich , whose poems have often been inspired by the visual arts. He also translates from English (including Derek Walcott ) and Hindi (such as Kabir and Mirabai ). Lattik is also known as a songwriter, where he writes not only Estonian songs but also English-language texts.

In 2016 Lattik surprised with his first novel, which the author himself preferred to describe as a protracted poem.

Awards

bibliography

  • Poeesia valgel taustal ('Poetry against a white background'). Tartu: Erakkond 2001. 63 pp.
  • Sõstramesi ('currant nectar '). Külaküla: Erakkond 2003. 44 pp.
  • Kaks tuulehoogu ('Two gusts of wind'). Rapla, Ristna: Erakkond 2004. 68 pp.
  • Kohalolu ('presence'). Rapla: Allikaäärne 2006. 72 pp.
  • (together with Kaido Kirikmäe): Külaturul paadisadama ääres ('On the village market at the boat harbor'). Poem CD. s. l .: Allikaäärne 2007.
  • Inimene on rohi ('Man is medicine'). Lelle: Allikaäärne 2008. 89 pp.
  • Luuletused Atitlani järvelt ('Poems from Atitlán'). s. l .: Allikaäärne 2008. 61 p.
  • Kumalasepäev ('Day of the Bumblebee'). s. l .: Allikaäärne 2012. 96 pp.
    • Finnish translation. Kimalaispäivä . Kääntäjä Katja Meriluoto. Helsinki: Basam Books 2015. 70 pp.
  • Käe all voogav joon ('Stroke undulating under the hand'). s. l .: Alliaäärne 2013. 80 p.
  • Jääminek ('ice drift '). s. l .: Allikaäärne 2016. 94 pp.

Literature on the author

  • Julius Ürt : Luule otsib isetut kesta, in: Looming 4/2002, pp. 612-614.
  • Tulised maalid, mil rahulik leek. Intervjuu Mathuraga, in: Vikerkaar 3/2006, pp. 84-91.
  • Alvar Loog: Pedelilla ja päevalill, in: Vikerkaar 3/2007, pp. 110–114.
  • Jürgen Rooste : Eksistentsialist Mathura, in: Looming 4/2007, pp. 619–624.
  • Lauri Sommer : Yhiskonna ja looduse kiigelaual, in: Vikerkaar 7–8 / 2008, pp. 176–180.
  • Mihkel Kaevats : Mathura, a local world poet, in: Estonian Literary Magazine 31 (2010), pp. 26-29. (English), here also some poetry samples
  • Peeter Helme : Retk soojade mändide juurde, tütar käekõrval, in: Looming 3/2013, pp. 419–420.
  • Jan Kaus : Nõnda püsib hetkeks maailma hiilgus, in: Looming 3/2014, pp. 419–421.
  • Asta Põldmäe : Himaalaja Kasari luhal, in: Looming 3/2017, pp. 447–448.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Margus Lattik: Loodus, igavik yes argipäev. Postkoloniaalne identiteediloome Jaan Kaplinski ja Derek Walcotti luules, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 5/2014, pp. 372–382.
  2. ↑ See the interview with the author in: Vikerkaar 3/2006, pp. 84–85.
  3. ↑ Cornelius Hasselblatt : History of Estonian Literature. From the beginning to the present. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter 2006, pp. 788–789.
  4. ↑ Julius Ürt: Luule otsib isetut kesta, in: Looming 4/2002, pp. 613-614.
  5. ↑ Jürgen Rooste: Eksistentsialist Mathura, in: Looming 4/2007, pp 619-624.
  6. ↑ Jan Kaus: Nõnda püsib hetkeks maailma hiilgus, in: Looming 3/2014, p. 419.
  7. ↑ See the interview with the author in: Vikerkaar 3/2006, p. 87.
  8. ↑ Asta Põldmäe: Himaalaja Kasari luhal, in: Looming 3/2017, p. 447.
personal data
SURNAME Lattik, Margus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mathura (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer and artist
DATE OF BIRTH 7th November 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn