Paul Haavaoks

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Paul Haavaoks (born June 12, 1924 in what was then Järvesuu in Setumaa , Estonia , † September 30, 1983 in Värska , Estonian SSR ) was an Estonian writer and poet .

life and work

Paul Haavaoks worked as a worker and agricultural worker in his youth. He became involved in the Komsomol early on after the Soviet occupation of Estonia . In 1949/50 Haavaoks was the executive secretary of the communist youth association in Saatse municipality in southern Estonia. From 1951 to 1955 Haavaoks was editor of the newspaper Koit ("Dawn"). From 1955 he lived as a freelance writer in Räpina in southern Estonia. His grave is now in Värska.

The first poems by Paul Haavaoks appeared as early as 1937/38. After the end of the Second World War he became one of the most productive nationally known homeland poets of southern Estonia. His poetry describes - often in simple, recurring forms - the landscape, nature and people of his home region on the shores of Lake Peipus . Since the second half of the 1960s, Haavaoks also wrote poetry in his South Estonian dialect . Many of his poems were set to music.

Works (selection)

Poetry collections

  • Peipsi rannalt. Luuletusi 1949–1957 (1957)
  • Rändajad maanteel (1960)
  • Metsad kohisevad (1962)
  • Laul suurest salvest (1965)
  • Sipelgarada (1970)
  • Talvised mesipuud. Valik luuletusi 1949-1969 (1971)
  • Palumaa pedajad (1974)
  • Kanajala linnajagu (1977)
  • On küla kuskil veel (1980)
  • Rannahääled (1981)
  • Suvised nurmed. Valik luuletusi 1962–1982 (1984)
  • Väike luuleraamat "(selection collection, edited by Ülo Tonts ) (1988)

Poetry collections for children

  • Rannapoisid (1960)
  • Lehesall ja lumerätt (1962)
  • Nipitiri (1974)
  • Valge pilliroog (selection collection, 1974)

memories

  • Eelkarastumine (1974)

literature

  • Cornelius Hasselblatt: History of Estonian Literature. Berlin, New York 2006 ( ISBN 3-11-018025-1 ), pp. 543, 585f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 76
  2. ↑ http://www.adisain.ee/voro/index.php?page=76&lang=1  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.adisain.ee  
personal data
SURNAME Haavaoks, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer and poet
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Järvesuu near Värska , Estonia
DATE OF DEATH September 30, 1983
Place of death Värska , Estonian SSR