Merike Reiljan (Estonia)

“I am a doctoral student in the Faculty of Philosophy, and articulation in one way or another is an integral part of my everyday life. What fascinates me in writing poetry is how familiar words can behave completely unpredictably. Sometimes, I only truly understand something when it has become a poem. With poetry, I try to express something I haven’t been able to say otherwise. It seems to me that many writers, whose poetry or books I love, write the same story over and over again, and so do I, until (if I’m lucky) I manage to capture that elusive essence.

Ilmamaa Publishing has released my debut collection ”Valguse teed minna” (Paths of Light to Go)”