Ilmar Lehtpere

Translator

Ilmar Lehtpere is the translator of Kristiina Ehin's Walker on Water. He has translated nearly all of Ehin's work – poetry, prose and drama. Lehtpere and Ehin have won two prestigious prizes together for poetry in translation and have been nominated for another. Their collaboration is ongoing. His own poetry has appeared in Estonian and Irish literary magazines, and Wandering Towards Dawn (Lapwing) is a volume of his and Sadie Murphy’s poetry.