Betti Alver

Betti Alver (November 23, 1906 in Jõgeva – June 19, 1989 in Tartu) was the pseudonym of Elisabet Lepik-Talvik^[1], one of Estonia's most notable poets. She was among the first generation to be educated in schools of an independent Estonia. She went to grammar school in Tartu.^[2]

Writing

She began as a prose writer. She became known for being a member of the Arbujad ("Soothsayers"), a small group of influential Estonian poets including Bernard Kangro, Uku Masing, Kersti Merilaas, Mart Raud, August Sang, Heiti Talvik and Paul Viiding. After the war her husband Heiti Talvik was imprisoned by the Soviets and died in Siberia.^[3] On the hundredth anniversary of her birth a museum was dedicated to her in Jõgeva.^[4]

Web source

^ Columbia dictionary of modern European literature By Jean Albert Bédé, William Benbow Edgerton
^ Estonian Literary Magazine
^ Estonian Literature Information Centre
^ Jõgeva site

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Name	Alver, Betti
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Date of birth	November 23, 1906
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Date of death	June 19, 1989
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