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Kārlis Vērdiņš

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One of the most versatile poets writing in the Baltic, Latvian Kārlis Vērdiņš is a renowned critic and a prize winning poet. His selected poems in English translation "Come to Me" (translated by Ieva Lešinska) was published by Arc Publications in 2015. His books were published also in Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, French, Russian, Spanish, and Slovenian translation.

Studējis kultūras teoriju Latvijas Kultūras akadēmijā (1998-2004), ieguvis doktora grādu Latvijas Universitātē (2009). Dzeju publicējis kopš 1997. gada, iznākuši dzejoļu krājumi – „Ledlauži”, „Biezpiens ar krējumu”, "Es" un "Pieaugušie".

Kopš 2007. gada strādā LU Literatūras, folkloras un mākslas institūtā. No 2010. līdz 2015. strādājis literārā žurnāla "Latvju Teksti" redakcijā. Vē ...more

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	Pieaugušie 4.16 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tētis by Kārlis Vērdiņš (Goodreads Author), Reinis Petersons (Illustrator) 4.43 avg rating — 101 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gatavā dzeja 3.97 avg rating — 110 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jandāliņš by Kārlis Vērdiņš (Goodreads Author), Lote Vilma Vītiņa (Illustrator) 4.47 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mēs 4.20 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Es 4.12 avg rating — 60 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dilles tante 4.26 avg rating — 50 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ledlauži 3.95 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Biezpiens ar krējumu 3.58 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burtiņu zupa by Kārlis Vērdiņš (Goodreads Author), Otto Zitmanis (Illustrator) 4.34 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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