Toomas Liiv

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Toomas Liiv (born December 30, 1946 in Tallinn , †  December 20, 2009 in Tallinn) was an Estonian poet and literary critic .

Life and literature

Toomas Liiv graduated from secondary school in Tallinn in 1965. He then studied philology at the University of Tartu until 1970 . From 1971 Toomas Liiv worked as a poet, literary scholar and literary critic. Since 1981 he has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union.

Toomas Liiv was Professor of Literature at Tallinn University until shortly before his death . In addition, he also spoke out politically pointedly.

In 2003 Toomas Liiv received the literary prize of the Estonian State Foundation for Culture Capital .

Most important works

Poetry collections

  • "Kurbus vikerkaarest" (1971)
  • "Fragment" (1981)
  • "Attention" (2000)
  • "Luuletused 1968-2002" (2003)

Anthologies

  • Proosast (1997)

Radio plays

  • "Pesukaru ja kummaline poiss" (1970)
  • "Härrasmehed" (1980)
personal data
SURNAME Liiv, Toomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian poet and literary critic
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 2009
Place of death Tallinn