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Jaan Kaplinski

Jaan Kaplinski is an Estonian poet, philosopher and translator. A critic of the Soviet regime, after its collapse he served as a member of the Estonian Parliament. In 2014 he released his first collection of poems written in Russian, White Butterflies of Night.

 

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Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition

Jaan Kaplinski | On Europe

Jaan Kaplinski

‘For European thinkers, defining things has always been a serious hobby.’

Jaan Kaplinski on Europe.

Poetry | The Online Edition
Poetry | The Online Edition

Three Poems

Jaan Kaplinski

‘Things didn’t remember their names and I have begun to forget them’

Poetry | Issue 134 padlock
Poetry | Issue 134 padlock

from White Butterflies of Night

Jaan Kaplinski

‘I don’t remember whether I believed that I could just / abandon one life to begin another’

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