Contra (real name Margus Konnula; born 22 March 1974, in Urvaste, Võru County) is an Estonian poet and translator.[1]
After 1994, he worked as a postman. From 1996 to 1999, he was the postmaster at Urvaste. After this job, he became a freelance writer and screenwriter. From 2004 to 2008, he was the editor of the local newspaper of the Urvaste Parish.[1]
He has won numerous Estonian-related and also other country awards. For example, in 2017, he received the Eduards Veidenbaums Literary Award. In 2019, he received the Latvian Cross of Recognition (V class).
Selected works
edit- 1995: poetry collection "Ohoh"
- 2001: poetry collection "Suusamütsi tutt" ('Ski Hat Bobble')
- 2019: poetry collection "Legoist"
References
edit- ^ a b Mihkelev, Anneli. "Contra - Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary". sisu.ut.ee/ewod. Retrieved 10 January 2021.