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Saying what you mean: trends in recent Latvian poetry
Author of the Week: Latvia
by
Lauris Veips
Lauris Veips (1992) is a poet and translator based in Rīga, Latvia. His first collection, Interesantās dienas (‘Interesting Days’) was published in 2020 by Orbīta. 2021 saw the publication of Levitācijas (‘Levitations’), his second collection of poems, co-written with Raimonds Ķirķis. Currently, Veips is an editor at the Žoklis literary magazine.
Photo by Krišjānis Zeļģis
Author of the Week: Latvia