Hasso Krull

Hasso Krull (born 1964 in Tallinn) is an Estonian poet, literary and cultural critic, and translator.[1] Krull's main points of focus in his work have been postmodernism and post-structuralism.[2] His topics include history, philosophy, literature, and translation.

Krull in 2010.

In 1990 Krull began teaching at the Estonian Institute of Humanities in literary and cultural theory.[3] In 2001 he co-founded Ninniku (poetry in translation online periodical) which led to the book series Ninniju Raamatukogu.[4] He has translated works of various poets including: Sujata Bhatti, André Breton, Allen Ginsberg, Tapani Kinnunen, Pablo Neruda, Sylvia Plath, Michael Ondaatje and Paul Valéry. He is a lecturer at the University of Tallinn.[5]

Some of the literary endeavors Krull has been involved in include: Luuletused 1987–1991 (Poems 1987–1991);[6] Jazz, Kaalud (in conjunction with Toomas Kalve photographer), Millimallikas (Medusa, 2000) and Paljusus ja ainulisus (Plurality and Singularity, 2009). His own poetry has been translated into: Catalan[7] Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Latvian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.