Karl Pajusalu (also known as Ķempju Kārlis, born in 1963) is a linguist, educator, poet, and researcher of Estonian language and literature. In 2000, he became a Professor of History and Dialects of the Estonian Language at the University of Tartu. Pajusalu actively engages in research on Livonians and Fenno-Ugrian peoples formerly inhabiting Latvian territories, regularly participates in Livonian traditional cultural events and promotes the Livonian language and heritage around the world. Pajusalu headed the research project aimed at developing shared Livonian grammar. In 2009, with Eberhard Winkler, he compiled the Salaca Livonian dictionary. He is the author and co-author of three books of poetry. His poetry conveys philosophically contemplative themes and emphasises the phonetics of ancient and new words. Pajusalu is believed to be the only contemporary poet writing in the now-extinct Salaca Livonian language.
Poetry
Salacas trīs krasti ["Three banks of the river Salaca"]. Rīga, Liivi Sõprade Selts/Lībiešu draugu biedrība, 2013.
Reviews
Ville Hytönen. The language does not die if poetry is written in it - the anthology of Livonian poetry shows the power of smallness // Helsinki Sanomat, September 2022 [FI]

Trillium: a collection of livonian poetry
Trillium: a collection of livonian poetry (Trillium: lībiešu dzejas krājums)

Title
: Trillium: a collection of livonian poetryTitle*
: Trillium: lībiešu dzejas krājumsAuthors
: , ,Genre
:Anthology
Language
:English
Publisher
:The International Society of Livonian Friends, Estonia
Pages
:102
Year
:2018
Copyrights
:The authors, the translators;
Synopsis
:The authors of this book are three poets who all write in the ancient and once great Livonian language, which today only a few dozen people can speak across the entire world.

Trilium 2.0
Trilium 2.0 (Trillium/Trilium)

Title
: Trilium 2.0Title*
: Trillium/TriliumAuthors
: , ,Genre
:Poetry
Language
:Estonian
Publisher
:The International Society of Livonian Friends, Estonia
Pages
:118
Year
:2020
Copyrights
:The authors, the designer
Synopsis
:A second collection of the Livonian poetry, following the 2018 bilingual version (Livonian and English) 'Trilium / Trillium'.This time the poetry can be read in three languages - Livonian, Estonian and Latvian.

Kerran olin taivaan suolajärvi
Kerran olin taivaan suolajärvi (Lībiešu dzejas izlase)

Title
: Kerran olin taivaan suolajärviTitle*
: Lībiešu dzejas izlaseAuthors
: ,Genre
:Poetry
Language
:Finnish
Publisher
:Aviador
Pages
:112
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:Poetry by Valts Ernštreits, Baiba Damberga, Ķempi Kārl