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Time Passes, Poetry Remains: “Kaardipakk” Turns 25

From Postimees · () Estonian

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  • Estonia’s Literary Wednesdays opened their 64th season on Sept. 2 with an event marking the 25th anniversary of “Kaardipakk,” a poetry book designed as a full deck of cards.
  • Poets Adam Cullen, Asko Künnap, Jürgen Rooste and Karl Martin Sinijärv appeared on stage, alongside the first public reading of a new work.
  • The literary series began in Tallinn in 1963, briefly declined after Estonia regained independence and was revived by the Writers’ Union in 1997.

Time may pass, but poetry stays. That was the theme of the evening marking 25 years since “Kaardipakk,” the first poetry book created as a full deck of cards, with texts by five poets.

The event opened the 64th season of Literary Wednesdays on Sept. 2. Adam Cullen, Asko Künnap, Jürgen Rooste and Karl Martin Sinijärv took the stage, while the evening’s central event was the first public reading of a new work.

Literary Wednesdays remain Estonia’s longest-running series of literary events. The first gathering took place in the newly completed Writers’ House in Tallinn in spring 1963. Audiences continued to attend enthusiastically during the 1970s and 1980s.

After Estonia regained independence, the Wednesdays fell into a temporary decline. The Writers’ Union revived the series in 1997, and it has remained active to the present day.

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