Jaan Kaplinski

Jaan Kaplinski
Jaan Kaplinski in May 2014
Born22 January 1941 Edit this on Wikidata
Died8 August 2021 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 80)
Websitehttp://jaan.kaplinski.com/index.html Edit this on Wikidata
Jaan Kaplinski performing during Tallinn Literature Festival in May 2009

Jaan Kaplinski (22 January 1941 – 8 August 2021[1]) was an Estonian poet, philosopher, politician, and culture critic, known for his focus on global issues and support for left-wing/liberal thinking. He was influenced by Eastern philosophical schools (Taoism and especially Buddhism).[1][2]

He worked as a translator, editor, and sociologist and as an ecologist at the Tallinn Botanic Garden. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Jaan Kaplinski - writer". Estonian Foreign Ministry. Retrieved 11 May 2010. [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Jaan Kaplinski". Scottish Poetry Library. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Var hamnar pricken i år Litteraturpristagaren utses i dag". 5 October 1995.