Hasso Krull

Hasso Krull (born 1964 in Tallinn) is an Estonian poet, literary and cultural critic, and translator.^[1] Krull's main points of focus in his work have been postmodernism and post-structuralism.^[2] His topics include history, philosophy, literature, and translation.

In 1990, Krull began teaching at the Estonian Institute of Humanities in literary and cultural theory.^[3] In 2001 he co-founded Ninniku (poetry in translation online periodical) which led to the book series Ninniju Raamatukogu.^[4] He has translated works of various poets including: Sujata Bhatt, André Breton, Allen Ginsberg, Tapani Kinnunen, Pablo Neruda, Sylvia Plath, Michael Ondaatje and Paul Valéry. He is a lecturer at the University of Tallinn.^[5]

Some of the literary endeavors Krull has been involved in include: Luuletused 1987–1991 (Poems 1987–1991);^[6] Jazz, Kaalud (in conjunction with Toomas Kalve photographer), Millimallikas (Medusa, 2000) and Paljusus ja ainulisus (Plurality and Singularity, 2009). His own poetry has been translated into: Catalan^[7] Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Latvian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.

Awards

Krull is the recipient of the following awards:

• University of Tallinn's Teaching Award (2007)^[8]
• Annual Prize (1998, 2007) of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia^[9]
• Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature (2005)^[10]
• Annual Prize for the Cultural Endowment of Estonia for Poetry (2002, 2010) ^[11]
• Order of the White Star, Medal Class (2001)^[12]

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