Kalju Kruusa Explained

Kalju Kruusa (real name Jaanus Valk; born 10 October 1973, in Tallinn) is an Estonian poet, editor and translator.^[1]

From 1993, he is studying at University of Tartu, Tallinn University and Waseda University (Tokyo). In 2008, he defended his BA thesis on the French symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé.

He is one of the founders of the literary group Erakkond ('Hermitkind'), established in 1996. With Hasso Krull, he founded in 2001 the poetry e-magazine Ninniku, being its co-editor until 2010.

Works

• 1999: poetry collection "Meeleolu" ('Frame of Mind')
• 2004: poetry collection "Treffamisi" ('Encounters')
• 2010: poetry collection "Tühhja" ('Nothing')
• 2015: poetry collection "Äädikkärbsed" ('Fruit Flies')

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vabar . Sven . Kalju Kruusa . sisu.ut.ee . 22 January 2021 . en.