{"id":276,"date":"2024-04-03T23:39:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/kareva\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T19:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:58:27","slug":"kareva","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/k\/kareva\/","title":{"rendered":"Doris Kareva"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poems<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\"Doris_Kareva_Photo_Alar_Madisson\"<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Non-fiction<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
About Doris Kareva<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n


Doris Kareva (b. 28. XI 1958 in Tallinn into the family of composer Hillar Kareva) is an Estonian poet and translator.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1977, she finished at Tallinn 7th Secondary School and entered the Faculty of Philology at the University of Tartu only to leave two years later because of political pressure. She then went to work at the newspaper Sirp ja Vasar as a proofreader and then later as a poetry editor. She completed her degree in English philology at the University of Tartu in 1983 via distant learning.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doris Kareva has worked as the literary editor of the newspaper Sirp from 1997-2002 and 2011-2013, as editor-in-chief of the magazine Meie Pere from 2009-2010, and secretary general of the UNESCO National Commission of Estonia (1992-2008). Since 1982, she has been a member of the Estonian Writers\u2019 Union. She was one of the founders of the literary group Wellesto.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doris Kareva\u2019s first poem was published in the late 1960s in the school almanac Tr\u00fckit\u00e4hed<\/em>. She gained fame in the 1970s with the published poems in the journal Noorus and in 1977 collection Viis t\u00fcdrukut ja kaheksa poissi<\/em> (\u2018Five Girls and Eight Boys\u2019).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kareva\u2019s work is discreetly soulful, emotionally lyrical, and strongly spiritual. It is characterized by a vision that is contemplative, introspective, and highly realistic but sometimes hallucinatory, leaving an overall sacral impression. Her initial social critique was replaced later by philosophical existentialism. She has been called one of the most sensitive practitioners of high poetry, whose verses are like musical compositions. Her early poetry was influenced by J\u00fcri \u00dcdi<\/a> and Jaak J\u00f5er\u00fc\u00fct<\/a>, but her later work is simply called \u2018karevalian\u2019, which indicates that she has created her own separate chapter in the history of Estonian poetry.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doris Kareva\u2019s work has been published in several anthologies, adapted for the theater and stage reading, and translated into nearly twenty languages. She herself has also compiled thematic collections of Estonian poetry.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a translator, Kareva has translated classical and modern classical literature, including work by Anna Akhmatova, Samuel Beckett, Emily Dickinson, Kahlil Gibran, Rumi, and William Shakespeare. She has stayed in at least eight countries on a visiting scholarship and compiled introductory works to Estonian culture, which have also been translated into foreign languages.\u00a0<\/span>Kareva has also writen literary criticism and essays. In 2019, her reviews and articles were published in the book Terendused: kirjutisi aastaist 2005\u20132019<\/em> (\u2018Glimmerings. Texts from 2005-2019\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1991, Kareva was awarded the Juhan Liiv<\/a> Poetry Prize for her poetry cycle P\u00fchitsus<\/em> (\u2018Sanctification\u2019); in 1991 and 1993, she won the Looming Poetry Prize from the journal of the same name. In 1993, she received the Estonian National Culture Award for her poetry collection Maailma asemel<\/em> (\u2018Instead of the World\u2019), which she in turn used to found the \u00d5lek\u00f5rs (\u2019The Last Resort\u2019) Scholarship to sponsor young novice poets. In 2001, she was awarded the Order of the White Star, IV Class; in 2003, the Eduard Vilde<\/a> Prize for her poetry collection Mandragora<\/em>; and in 2006, the Estonian National Culture Award for her poetry collection Aja kuju<\/em> (\u2018The Shape of Time\u2019). Lastly, in 2007, she received the Estonian Cultural Endowment Scholarship Ela ja s\u00e4ra<\/em>.<\/span> In 2024, Kareva received the Estonian Music Endowment\u2019s Annual Award for providing long-term inspiration for composers and performers with her sensitive and soulful poems. In 2026, she was awarded Estonian National Lifetime Achievement Award for Culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M. K. (Translated by M. M.)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Books in Estonian<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poems<\/em><\/strong>
P\u00e4evapildid<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1978, 51 lk.<\/span>
\u00d6\u00f6pildid<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1980, 64 lk.<\/span>
Puudutus<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1981, 48 lk.<\/span>
Salateadvus<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1983, 47 lk.<\/span>
Vari ja viiv<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1986, 79 lk.<\/span>
Armuaeg<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1991, 256 lk.<\/span>
Maailma asemel<\/strong>. Tallinn: Perioodika (Loomingu Raamatukogu), 1992, 45 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn: Verb, 2014, 74 lk].<\/span>
Kuuhobune<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1991, 21 lk. [Lasteluuletus. 2. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn: SP Muusika, 2002, 20 lk.]<\/span>
Doris Kareva, Marina Tervonen, Kammertoon = \u041a\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0442\u043e\u043d<\/strong>. Eess\u00f5na: Rein Veidemann. Tallinn: 1997, 126 lk. [Paralleeltekst eesti ja vene keeles.]<\/span>
Hingring<\/strong>. Tallinn: Huma, 1997, 96 lk.<\/span>
Mandragora<\/strong>. Tallinn: Huma, 2002, 110 lk.<\/span> [2. tr\u00fckk 2024.]
Aja kuju<\/strong>. Tallinn: Verb, 2005, 110 lk.<\/span>
T\u00e4hendused<\/strong>. Koostaja Kerti Tergem. Tallinn: Verb, 2007, 119 lk.<\/span>
L\u00f5ige<\/strong>. Tallinn: Verb, 2007, 54 lk.<\/span>
Deka: ilmunud ja ilmumata luulet 1975-2007<\/strong>. Tallinn: Verb, 2008, 326 lk.<\/span> [2. tr\u00fckk: 2020.]
S\u00f5na on s\u00f5rm, mis osutab vaikuse v\u00e4ele<\/strong>. Loeb Doris Kareva; re\u017eiss\u00f6\u00f6r Urmas Vadi; helire\u017eiss\u00f6\u00f6r K\u00fclli T\u00fcli. Tallinn: Eesti Rahvusringh\u00e4\u00e4ling, 2008. [Audioraamat: 2 CD-d, 1 t 28 min. Sisaldab luuletusi kogudest \u2019Armuaeg\u2019, \u2019Maailma asemel\u2019, \u2019Hingring\u2019, \u2019Mandragora\u2019, \u2019Aja kuju\u2019 ja \u2019L\u00f5ige\u2019.]<\/span>
Olematuse aiad<\/strong>. Tallinn: Verb, 2012, 95 lk.<\/span>
Doris Kareva, J\u00fcrgen Rooste, Elutants<\/strong>. Tallinn: Verb, 2013, 111 lk.<\/span>
Perekonnaalbum<\/strong>. Tallinn: Verb, 2015, 88 lk.
Unes n\u00e4gin ma Eestimaad: kohavaip<\/strong>. Kloogaranna: Huma, 2018, 92 lk.<\/span>
Suik ja sillerdus<\/strong><\/strong>. Luige: Verb, 2019, 122 lk.
Perekonnaalbum = Familjealbum<\/strong><\/strong>. T\u00f5lkinud rootsi keelde Jaak Akker. Tallinn; Stockholm: F\u00f6rlag TP, 2024, 87 lk. [Paralleeltekst eesti ja rootsi keeles.]
Maast leitud, tuulde t\u00f5lgitud: palveid ja m\u00f5tlusi<\/strong><\/strong>. Luige: Verb, 2025, 172 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children\u2019s poems<\/strong><\/em>
Koerakari<\/strong><\/strong>. Luige: Verb, 2023, 45 lk.
Puhas lora<\/strong><\/strong>. Luige: Verb, 2024, 51 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short prose<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
Sa pole \u00fcksi: lood<\/strong>. Tallinn: Verb, 2011, 224 lk.<\/span>
Maast leitud, tuulde t\u00f5lgitud: palveid ja m\u00f5tlusi<\/strong><\/strong>. Luige: Verb, 2025, 172 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-fiction<\/strong><\/em>
Ilmaring = Shifting realms<\/strong>. T\u00f5lkinud Kadre Vaik. Fotod: Olga Makina, Herkki-Erich Merila ja Madis Palm. Tallinn: Pilgrim, 2004, 58 lk. [Portreeraamat erinevatest eesti naistest. Paralleeltekst inglise keeles.]<\/span>
Terendused: kirjutisi aastaist 2005\u20132019<\/strong><\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2019, 168 lk.
Age Oks. Liblikalend. Tants l\u00e4bi elu<\/strong>. Tekstid Doris Kareva, fotod Stina Kase. Tallinn: Pilgrim, 2020, 192 lk.
Olemise k\u00f5la<\/strong><\/strong>. Tallinn: Aadam ja pojad (\u00d6\u00f6\u00fclikooli Raamatukogu), 2026, 167 lk. [Doris Kareva loengud \u201cRaadio \u00d6\u00f6\u00fclikooli\u201d sarjas: Vikerraadios ja Klassikaraadios aastatel 2008-2024 ; Andrei Liimetsa vestlus Doris Karevaga 01.07.2025.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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