Asko Künnap (born September 6, 1971 in Tartu) is also an artist, designer, and advertising businessman—although, true: he just recently "retired" in order to dedicate his time to poetry and art. He has published five poetry collections in addition to a number of books put together in cooperation with friends (primarily Jürgen Rooste and Karl Martin Sinijärv: together, they have been dubbed the "three little pigs"). Künnap has won awards for his poetry, design, as well advertising.
One afternoon I sidetracked into a church,
maybe for shelter, maybe for silence.
Red brick, a soft flutter of moths,
a dark-filled painting on a darkling wall.
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My three-day-old daughter
draws intricate witch's symbols
in the air with her hand.
She sleeps, and I see
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Squeeze the wicked golden juice
out of six walloped lemons,
chop up seven large,
crisscrossing onions counter-clockwise,
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A word is closed with a word
a book with a book,
game shows seal
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Mu tsölibaatikust sõduri päevad
on õnnelikult elatud nüüd üle.
'Kas ma olen igavam, huvitavam seega?'
Mu kurvad maailmalappija päevad
jäid külma jõeranda kuskil sääl all.
'Kas ma olen ehk ilusam, inetum sulle?'
Mu kuupromootori kahvatud päevad
ei ulatu kunagi unise sinuni siin.
'Kas istun šablooni, õigem või vanem?'
Mu vabandus kasvab tihedam triipkoodist,
pilk mürgitab naeruväärt korteri.
'Kas tohin nüüd lahkuda, saabuda viimaks?'
Sest mu tagaskätt visatud kindast
saab alguse kõige päheõpitum,
kõige ilusam sõda kõikide asjade vastu
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