What is Mats Traat?
[[File:Traat, Mats.IMG 4457.JPG|right|200px]] '''Mats Traat''' (23 November 1936 – 27 June 2022) was an Estonian poet, translator and novelist. Traat was born in [[Arula]], [[Otepää Parish]]. His career began in 1962. He published over 20 anthologies of poetry. His poetry was about social commentary and society's love for science. He also wrote about the indigenous Estonian [[population]]. His short story, ''The Cross of Power,'' won the [[Friedebert Tuglas]] Award for Short Prose. Traat died on 27 June 2022 in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] at the age of 85.<ref>[https://ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120027836/suri-kirjanik-mats-traat Suri kirjanik Mats Traat] {{in lang|et}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.estlit.ee/index.php?id=1694 Estonian Literature Information Center] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Traat, Mats}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Estonian writers]] [[Category:Estonian poets]] [[Category:European novelists]] [[Category:Estonian translators]]