{"id":1636,"date":"2024-04-03T23:41:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/margeparnits\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T00:06:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:06:40","slug":"margeparnits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/p\/margeparnits\/","title":{"rendered":"Marge P\u00e4rnits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marge P\u00e4rnits (born 16 December 1976) is a poet and children\u2019s writer.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tP\u00e4rnits was born in Tartu. She completed Tartu Secondary School No. 8 in 1994, studied textile art at Tartu Art School and graduated from Tartu Art College in 2003 in the speciality of computer graphics. From 2015\u20132017, she studied cultural management at the University of Tartu and obtained a master\u2019s degree with the thesis <em>M\u00e4nguasja- ja lastemuuseumid kui laste kultuurip\u00e4randi v\u00e4\u00e4rtustajad<\/em> (\u2018Toy and children\u2019s museums as carriers of cultural heritage\u2019). Since 2003, she has been working at Tartu Toy Museum.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMarge P\u00e4rnits made her debut with the children\u2019s book <em>N\u00e4ssu<\/em> in 2014. She has written four more books about the teddy bear N\u00e4ssu and the real live dog Mustikas.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn 2015, Marge P\u00e4rnits published her first poetry collection <em>Varastatud kevad<\/em> (\u2018Stolen Spring\u2019). Thereafter, three poetry collections followed with two-year intervals. The books <em>Sinine v\u00e4rv on otsas<\/em> (\u2018Blue Paint Has Run Out\u2019, 2019) and <em>S\u00fcda me rahu<\/em> (\u2018Calm of Our Heart\u2019, 2021) continue the diary-like description of the world of her earlier poetry collections. P\u00e4rnits\u2019 poems are predominantly in free verse, but there are also poems with rhymed quatrains and prose poetry. The main themes of Marge P\u00e4rnits\u2019 poetry are the small wonders and joys of everyday life amidst the circulation of seasons. The hub of the author\u2019s artistic experiences is the town of Tartu, particularly the Karlova neighbourhood, her long-time residence.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn 2023, the Theatre Bus performed P\u00e4rnits\u2019 play for children, <em>Professor Peni<\/em> (\u2018Professor Pooch\u2019).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFrom English, Marge P\u00e4rnits has translated poems, children\u2019s books and educative books from several spheres of life. She has been a member of the Estonian Writers\u2019 Union since 2020.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>L. P. (Translated by I. A.)<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px\">Books in Estonian<\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><em>Poetry<\/em><\/strong><br><strong>Varastatud kevad<\/strong>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2015. 91 lk.<br><strong>\u00d5nneks oled mul sina<\/strong>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2017. 95 lk.<br><strong>Sinine v\u00e4rv on otsas<\/strong>. Tartu: Ma\u0142gosia, 2019. 83 lk.<br><strong>S\u00fcda me rahu<\/strong>. Tartu: Ma\u0142gosia, 2021. 91 lk.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><em>Children\u2019s books<\/em><\/strong><br><strong>N\u00e4ssu<\/strong>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2014. 51 lk.<br><strong>N\u00e4ssu ja lumekruubid<\/strong>. Tartu: Tartu M\u00e4nguasjamuuseum, 2019. 52 lk. [Lood ja luuletused.]<br><strong>Must kass ja Mustikas<\/strong>. Tartu: Ma\u0142gosia, 2020. 35 lk.<br><strong>N\u00e4ssu ja ko-hu-ta-valt kole kummik<\/strong>. Tartu: Tartu M\u00e4nguasjamuuseum, 2021. 68 lk.<br><strong>Mustikas ja maruline jooks<\/strong>. Tartu: Ma\u0142gosia, 2022. 40 lk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marge P\u00e4rnits (born 16 December 1976) is a poet and children\u2019s writer. P\u00e4rnits was born in Tartu. 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