The Final Going of Snowby Kristiina Ehin

Anette Haavamäe

Introduction• Modern Poetry• Written in 2010• Translated into English in

2011 by Ilmar Lehtpere• 7th book of poetry in English

Overview• Free verse• Metaphors• Depressing• Different people

The main point• Love story• People change

Kristiina Ehin• Born in 18.07.1977• Daughter of Andres and Ly Ehin• Estonian poetess and prose writer• Studied philology at the University of Tartu• Specialized in folklore• Married to Silver Sepp

Awards • 2006- Scholarship of Gustav Suits• 2006- Estonian Cultural Endowment Poetry Prize• 2008- The Young Artist Prize• 2010- “Live and Shine“

Suggestion• Grown-ups

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Extra information…

The book• Published in English- 22.04.11• Publisher- Modern Poetry in Translation• Not translated to other languages• 5th collection in English• Metaphors- “we eat the night“, “dark like the

river-bottom sand“, “the legs of my words“, “half-naked night-bright words“

The author• Got a master’s degree in folklore in 2004• Was a teacher at Vodja School• Lived at Mohni Island• Andres Ehin- writer• Ly Ehin- poetess• Silver Sepp- musician (K.Ehin married him in

2011)

The awards• Scholarship of Gustav Suits, Cultural Endowment

Poetry Prize - got them for “Kaitseala“ (“Protected Area“)

• The Young Artist Prize- given out by the president of Estonia

• “Live and Shine“- given out by Estonian Cultural Endowment