Jan Kaus was born in
Aegviidu and studied education and philosophy in
Tallinn. In 1995, he took his teacher's examination. Kaus currently works as poetry and prose writer and publicist. In addition, he also works as a literary critic, essayist, visual artist, guitarist and translator from English and Finnish. From 1998 to 2001, Kaus was the editor of the Estonian literary weekly
Sirp. From 2004 to 2007 he was chairman of the
Estonian Writers' Union (Estonian Eesti Kirjanike liit). Since 2007, he has continued to work at
Sirp. Jan Kaus writes shrewd, sometimes sarcastic observations on Estonia, the
New Economy and the
Internet age. His poetry and prose discuss the social problems in Estonia in the 21st century. == Works ==