Elo Viiding
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Elo Viiding is an Estonian
Estonians
Estonians are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting, primarily, the country of Estonia. They speak a Finnic language known as Estonian...

 poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

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Family

Viiding is the third poet
Poet
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 in her family. Her father, Juhan Viiding
Juhan Viiding
Juhan Viiding , also known under the pseudonym of Jüri Üdi was an Estonian poet and actor.-Childhood, education, and family:Juhan Viiding was born June 1, 1948 in Tallinn to Linda and Paul Viiding...

 was a famous and influential poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

 in the 1970s. He was also an actor
Actor
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. Her grandfather, Paul Viiding
Paul Viiding
Paul Viiding was an Estonian poet, author and literary critic.Born in Valga, Estonia, he graduated with a degree in mathematics in Tartu before pursuing a career as an author and poet. He was a member of the influential group of Estonian poets brought together in 1938 by literary scholar Ants Oras...

, was a member of Arbujad
Arbujad
Arbujad was the collective name for a loose group of eight Estonian poets, which represented a new direction in Estonian poetry before the outbreak of World War II...

 in the 1930s. Viiding's mother was a music teacher.

Education

Viiding, inspired by her father's career as an actor
Actor
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 and her mother's love for music, graduated from school in 1999 as an actress. She studied violin.

Literary career

Viiding debuted under a pseudonym
Pseudonym
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 ("Elo Vee") in 1991. She published four anthologies under her pseudonym. Upon her father's death in 1995, she began to publish her works under her real name.

Themes and Style

Viiding writes mainly about the oppressed. It is her opinion that every person is controlled and oppressed by someone else. She also uses her poetry to address what she sees as shortcomings in the 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 education
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al system. She writes directly to her reader and her tone is extremely ironic
Irony
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. When her poetry is compared with that of other Estonian writers, it seems to be more masculine
Masculine
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 than feminine
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Published works:

collection of poetry "Telg" Kassett ´ 90 (publisher Eesti Raamat 1990),

collection of poetry „Laeka lähedus" (publisher Tuum 1993),

collection of poetry "Võlavalgel" (publisher Tuum 1995),

collection of prose "Ingelheim" (publisher Eesti Raamat 1995),

collection of poetry "V" (publisher Tuum 1998),

selection of poetry in Finnish "Paljastuksia" (translated by Katja Meriluoto, publisher Nihil Interit 2000),

„Kaardipakk“ (poetry with Karl Martin Sinijärv, Jürgen Rooste, Triin Soomets, Asko Künnap, published by Näo Kirik 2001),

collection of poetry "Esimene tahe" (publisher Tuum 2002),

collection of poetry "Teatud erandid" (publisher Tuum 2003),

selection of poetry in Swedish "För en stämma" (translator Peeter Puide, publisher Ariel 2004),

collection of poetry "Selge jälg" (publisher Tuum 2005),

„Kaardipakk Kaks“ (poetry with Asko Künnap, Karl Martin Sinijärv, Jürgen Rooste, Triin Soomets, published by Näo Kirik 2006),

collection of short stories "Püha Maama" (publisher Tuum 2008),

collection of poetry "Meie paremas maailmas" (publisher Tuum 2009).

In anthologies:

Prose: "Välismaa naised", ("Foreign women") "Best European Fiction 2010", Dalkey Archive Press,
edited by Aleksandar Hemon, translated by Eric Dickens

Poetry: "Verden Finnes ikke på kartet" (Poesi fra hele verden), Forlaget Oktober AS, Oslo 2010, edited by Pedro Carmona-Alvarez and Gunnar Wærness. Translated by Turid Farbregd

Poems: "The Baltic Quintet: Poems from Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden", edited by Edita Page, translated by Eric Dickens, Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd. 2008

Poems: "New European poets" (edited by Wayne Miller and Kevin Prufer). St. Paul, Minn. : Graywolf Press, 2008, translated by Eric Dickens

Poems: "Viie tunni tee. Five Hours Away“ (Poetry from Nordic Poetry Festival 2001 in English: Vahur Afanasjev
Vahur Afanasjev
Vahur Afanasjev is an Estonian writer, filmmaker and musician.Afanasjev graduated from the University of Tartu in 2002, majoring in economic policy. He has been a member of a literary group Noorte Autorite Koondis since 1998, and a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 2006...

, Kristiina Ehin, Mehis Heinsaar, Aapo Ilves, Jan Kaus, Marko Kompus, Kalju Kruusa, Asko Künnap, Fagira D. Morti, Veiko Märka, Aare Pilv, Juku-Kalle Raid, Jürgen Rooste, Olavi Ruitlane, Francois Serpent, Karl-Martin Sinijärv, Lauri Sommer, Elo Viiding, Wimberg.
Edited by AcrossWords, translated by Tiina Laats, Acrosswords, 2001. 62 lk

Poems: "Ajattelen koko ajan rahaa" – Estonian contemporary poetry in Finnish:
Jürgen Rooste, FS, Elo Viiding, Toomas Liiv, Aleksander Suuman, Kivisildnik, Kalev Keskküla, Asko Künnap, Kristiina Ehin, Triin Soomets, Mats Traat, Hasso Krull, Kalju Kruusa, Fagira D. Morti, Eeva Park, Karl Martin Sinijärv, Aare Pilv, Wimberg. Edited by Harri Rinne, translated by Anu Laitila

"Emadepäev" (Mothers´ Day) in Swedish literary magazine "00-tal" (English edition), translated by Eric Dickens

Elo Viiding´s poetry in web: www.lyrikline.com, translated by Irja Grönholm

More of Elo Viiding in web:

http://elm.estinst.ee/issue/20/elo-viiding-poet-who-plays-social-nerves/

http://elm.estinst.ee/issue/20/poetry-elo-viiding/

http://nordicvoices.blogspot.com/2009/03/elo-viiding.html

http://nordicvoices.blogspot.com/2009/05/elo-viiding-mothers-day.html

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