Artur Adson was an Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n poet, writer and theatre critic.

Early years

Artur Adson (actually Charles Arthur Adson) attended school in Tartu, Sänna and Võru

Võru

Võru is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish.-History:Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish of the Empress Catherine II of Russia, by the order of Riga Governor general count George Browne, on the...

. After graduating he first studied surveying

Surveying

See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...

 in Pskov

Pskov

Pskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:...

. In 1925-26, he studied literature at the University of Tartu

University of Tartu

The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia...

. Artur Adson was a surveyor, journalist and theater critic in Estonia and Russia. He met his future wife Marie Under

Marie Under

Marie Under was one of the greatest Estonian poets.-Early life:...

 in 1913 and were married in 1927.

Literary career

From 1917 Artur Adson was a member of the Siuru

Siuru

The Siuru literary movement, named after a fire-bird in Finno-Ugrian mythology, was founded in 1917 in Estonia. It was an expressionistic and neo-romantic movement that ran counter to the Young Estonia formalist tradition.-Members:...

 literary movement, which exerted great influence on the Estonian literature. Later Adson was also active in the Tarapita movement. Addition Adson was one of the most outstanding poets in the Võro

Võro

Võro may refer to:* Võro people, an ethnic group of Estonia* Võro language, a language belonging to the Baltic-Finnic branch of the Finno-Ugric languages of Estonia* Võro Institute, the governing organization of the Võro languageVoro may refer to:...

 dialect of southern Estonia. As an often conservative theatrical and literary critic, he exercised influence on the cultural scene of the Republic of Estonia.

Exile

With the Soviet occupation of Estonia Artur Adson and his wife Marie Under fled into exile to Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. There, he found employment in an archive. Both continued their interest in the Estonian literature.

Poetry

• "Henge palango" (1917)
• "Vana LATERNA" (1919)
• "Roosikrants" (1920)
• "Kaduvik" (1927)
• "Katai, kibuvits Nink Kivi" (1928)
• "Pärlijõgi" (1931)
• "Lehekülg ajaraamatust" (1937)
• "Rahumäe kannel" (1973)

Plays

• Läheb mööda (1923)
• Toomapäev (1928)
• Neli Kuningat (1931)
• Lauluisa yes Kirjaneitsi (1930
• Iluduskuninganna (1932)