John Taylor, the author of into the Heart of European Poetry (Translations) and translator of several French poets writes about Kristiina Ehin’s bilingual selection of verse, rendered from the Estonian by Ilmar Lehtpere as it appeared from the Bitter Oleander Press.

The “1001 Winters” translations from volumes entitled The Drums of Silence (2007), New Moon Morning (2007), Burning the Darkness (2009), Scent of Your Shadow (2010) and The Final Going of Snow (2011).

Taylor writes that so much work all at once shows the coherence and the dichotomous vision of the poet, born in 1977, who is attentive to “this (side) as to the “far side of seeing”.

Her symbolic lyricism is often based on Baudelairean correspondences. Nature is omnipresent.

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Published: January 07 2014

Mark your calendars for January 24 - 31, 2015!  The first ever KLENK (Kesk-Lääne Eesti Noorte Koondis / Midwestern Estonian Youth Association) and IEP (Idaranniku Eesti Päevad / East Coast Estonian Days) joint event will take place aboard the beautiful Ruby Princess, setting sail from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and bound for a seven-day Caribbean cruise.

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Published: January 07 2014

Lasting Liberty Day
27 March 2013 marked a very special day for Estonia and its citizens. On that day, the Republic of Estonia had been independent longer in the post-Cold War period than it was in the interwar period.

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Published: December 28 2013

Making traditional jõulu/kroonid (Christmas crowns) is easy, at least the basic octahedron or eight-faceted shape. You don't wear them, you hang them from the ceiling. Traditionally they're made from straw (õle/kõrred) or reeds (pilli/roog), but these cubs and scouts in the Nõmme suburb of Tallinn artfully mastered the kaheksa/tahukas (octahedron) out of drinking straws (joogi/kõrred), which are colourful and easily available. From the left are scout leader Urmo Kesküla, Mihkel, Johanna, Liisa (with her back to us), Kristofer-Robin and Mattias.      Photo: Riina Kindlam

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Published: December 28 2013

Foto: Siiri Lind/VES

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Published: December 28 2013

December 11, 2013

The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC), echoing the concerns of Americans of Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian heritage, and the Ukrainian people and concerned individuals and governments around the world, calls for a fair, democratic, and peaceful solution to the increasingly volatile situation in Ukraine.

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Published: December 28 2013

Ulve Nurmet, Tiit Treude, Väino Aare, Jaan Kuuskvere, Leena Aare, Maare Kuuskvere, Monika Orumaa Craig, Lisa Mets and Malle Sibul. Kesk Florida Eesti Selts, December 7, 2013.  Photo: Mart Nurmet

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Published: December 22 2013

ERR News – The Police and Border Guard Board's East Prefecture is seeking to fill 70 positions in Narva, and two on a remote island off Estonia's northern coast, but has only received a few applications for the first offer, and 400 for the second.

A total of 382 applications were sent to the prefecture for the positions of watchman of otherwise uninhabited Vaindloo island, 30 kilometers off the northern coast, reported local media outlet Virumaa Teataja  on November 21.

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Published: December 10 2013