15 Facts About Anna Haava

Anna Haava was one of the founding members of the Estonian Writers' Union in 1922.

Anna Haava was honoured with the 3rd Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 1930; 2nd Class Order of the Estonian Red Cross, 1935; People's Writer of the Estonian SSR, 1954; and the Order of the Badge of Honour.

But, on graduation, Anna insisted on restoring her birth name, Haavakivi, and resuming her life as a patriotic Estonian.

Anna Haava was an active poet her entire adult life, from the age of 22 well into old age.

Anna Haava published her first poem in the newspaper Postimees after the notable Estonian poet Lydia Koidula died in the summer of 1886.

Anna Haava's tribute was titled To Koidula and was signed by "An Estonian Girl".

Anna Haava published stories in journals, made a collection of aphorisms, Peotais tott.

Anna Haava wrote prose describing her childhood home in the book titled,.

Anna Haava wrote to condemn injustice, violence and ethnic discrimination, and her criticism only deepened in some poetry collections, Ristlained and.

Anna Haava was one of the founding members of the Estonian Writers' Union in 1922.

Anna Haava infused many of her poems with a remarkable musicality that facilitated their adaptation as lyrics for music composed by then-contemporary artists.

Some Anna Haava-inspired songs went on to become familiar at regional festivals or transformed into folksy songs.

Anna Haava wrote the libretto to Artur Lemba's opera Lembitu tutar in 1908.

In 1906, Anna Haava returned to Estonia to live in Tartu where, for a while before the World War I, she joined the editorial team of Postimees.

Anna Haava died in Tartu at the age of 92 on 13 March 1957 and was buried in the Maarja cemetery section of Raadi cemetery there.