Paul-Eerik Rummo
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Paul-Eerik Rummo (born 19 January 1942) is an Estonian poet, playwright, translator and politician who was the former Estonian Minister of Culture and Education, as well as the former Estonian Minister of Population Affairs.
Rummo was born in Tallinn, the son of Estonian writer Paul Rummo. Paul-Eerik studied literature at the University of Tartu, graduating in 1965. Rummo has worked in Estonian theatres.
Personal life
Paul-Eerik Rummo is married to the actress, poet, author, and translator Viiu Härm. The couple have three daughters.[1]
Legacy
In October 1980, Rummo was a signatory of the Letter of 40 Intellectuals, a public letter in which forty prominent Estonian intellectuals defended the Estonian language and protested the Russification policies of the Kremlin in Estonia.[2] The signatories also expressed their unease against republic-level government in harshly dealing with youth protests in Tallinn that were sparked a week earlier due to the banning of a public performance of the punk rock band Propeller.[2]
In the novel Purge (in Finnish Puhdistus) by Sofi Oksanen, Rummo's poetry becomes a symbol of resistance against Russification in Estonia, sprinkled throughout the narrative.[3]
Selected bibliography
- Poetry
- Ankruhiivaja (The Anchor-weigher), 1962
- Lumevalgus … lumepimedus (Snow Light ... Snow Darkness), 1966
- Saatja aadress ja teised luuletused 1968-1972 (Sender's Address and Other Poems 1968-1972), 1989.
- The September Sun. Facing bilingual with English translations by Ritva Poom. Cross-Cultural Communications, 1994.
- Plays
- Tuhkatriinumäng (Cinderellagame), printed 1969
References
External links
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- Estonian male poets
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Writers from Tallinn
- Politicians from Tallinn
- Government ministers of Estonia
- University of Tartu alumni
- Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class
- 20th-century Estonian poets
- 21st-century Estonian poets
- Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 2nd Class
- Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995
- Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999
- Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003
- Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007
- Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011
- Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015
- Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019