Betti Alver was the pseudonym of Elisabet Lepik-Talvik, 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

Tartu

Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

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Writing

She began as a prose writer. She became known for being a member of the Arbujad

Arbujad

Arbujad was the collective name for a loose group of eight Estonian poets, which represented a new direction in Estonian poetry before the outbreak of World War II...

("Soothsayers"), a small group of influential Estonian poets including Bernard Kangro

Bernard Kangro

Bernard Kangro was an Estonian writer and poet.-Education:...

, Uku Masing

Uku Masing

Uku Masing was an Estonian philosopher, translator, theologist and folklorist. He developed Estonian analytical philosophy. Masing also wrote poetry, mostly on religious issues...

, Kersti Merilaas

Kersti Merilaas

Kersti Merilaas was an Estonian poet and translator. In addition, she wrote poems and prose for children and plays.-Life and work:...

, Mart Raud

Mart Raud

Mart Raud was an Estonian poet, playwright and writer.-History:Mart Raud attended the village school in Heimtali and the parish schools in Paistu and Viljandi. Later he attended the University of Tartu studying literature. In the 1920s, Raud joined the literary movement Arbujad...

, August Sang

August Sang

August Sang was an Estonian poet and literary translator.- Life and work :August Sang graduated from high school in Pärnu in 1932. After his military service he studied from 1934 to 1942 at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Tartu...

, Heiti Talvik

Heiti Talvik

Heiti Talvik was an Estonian poet.- Life and literary career :...

 and Paul Viiding

Paul Viiding

Paul Viiding was an Estonian poet, author and literary critic.Born in Valga, Estonia, he graduated with a degree in mathematics in Tartu before pursuing a career as an author and poet. He was a member of the influential group of Estonian poets brought together in 1938 by literary scholar Ants Oras...

. After the war her husband Heiti Talvik was imprisoned by the Soviets and died in Siberia. On the hundredth anniversary of her birth a museum was dedicated to her in Jõgeva

Jõgeva

Jõgeva is a small town in Estonia with a population of around 6000 people. It is the administrative centre of Jõgeva County.It is known as the coldest place in Estonia with the lowest temperature of...

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