Arbujad

The Arbujad were a group of Estonian poets active in the mid-1930s. Their name, derived from mythology, reflected their emphasis on the intellectual and aesthetic aspects of literature. Key members included Betti Alver, known for her symbolic imagery, Heiti Talvik, who explored themes of impending doom, Uku Masing, a mystical poet, and Bernard Kangro, who later became a prominent lyrical poet in exile.1

This group emerged as a reaction against the Neoromantic Young Estonia movement's focus on form, and the Siuru group's emotional intensity. The Arbujad sought to elevate Estonian literature through intellectual depth and aesthetic refinement.1

It is important to note that "arbute" is an archaic term for a type of tree and is unrelated to the literary group.2