Kauksi Ülle

Kauksi Ülle
Born
Ülle Kahusk

(1962-09-23) 23 September 1962 (age 62)
Võru, Estonia
OccupationWriter
SpouseEvar Riitsaa

Kauksi Ülle (born Ülle Kahusk[1] 23 September 1962) is an Estonian writer.

Life and work

Kauksi Ülle sees herself as a South Estonian writer who is closely connected to the customs and history of South Estonia. Therefore, according to the tradition of her homeland, she often appears under the name Kauksi Ülle. She writes consistently in Võro and is committed to reviving the language. Her work is attributed to ethnofuturism. Kauksi Ülle now lives in Obinitsa.

Kauksi Ülle grew up in the countryside in Võru County. She attended school in Rõuge and Võru. In 1986, she graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in journalism.[2] She then worked in the editorial department of the magazine Kultuur ja Elu, in the Tartuer Dépendance of the Estonian Writers' Union, at Võru Raadio and in the Fenno-Ugria Foundation, which she has headed since 1998.[3]

Works

Poems

  • 1987 Kesk umma mäke
  • 1989 Hanõ vai luigõ
  • 1991 Jyriyy
  • 1995 Agu ni Eha. Morn and Eve (Võro and English)
  • 1996 Kuldnaanõ. Kultanainen (Võro and Finnish)
  • 2001 Nõsõq rõõmu mõrsija
  • 2003 Käänüpäiv
  • 2005 Emaemamaa
  • 2012 Palunõiaq
  • 2012 Valit luulõq

Prose

  • 1997 Säng
  • 1998 Paat
  • 2000 Huuv'
  • 2003 Uibu

Drama

References

  1. ^ "Kauksi Ülle". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3, S. 149
  3. ^ "Kauksi". www.hot.ee:80. Archived from the original on 19 April 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.