160 ratings | 4 reviews | avg rating:4.64

Kārlis Vērdiņš’s Followers (145)

Kārlis’s Bookshelves

to-read (24)
currently-reading (38)
read (147)
did-not-finish (0)
elles-ķēķis (1)
feminism (1)

Kārlis’s Friends (412)

Andris Akmentiņš

8 books | 247 friends

Jelena Glazova

5,018 books | 239 friends

Andris Kalnozols

34 books | 58 friends

Kristiāna Ābele

155 books | 170 friends

Kristīne Želve

474 books | 300 friends

Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce

98 books | 67 friends

Linda

1,525 books | 311 friends

Ramona Indriksone

209 books | 165 friends

More friends…

Kārlis Vērdiņš

Goodreads Author

Born

in Rīga, Latvia

Genre

Poetry, Criticism, Children's

Member Since

February 2017

edit data

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

Combine Editions
Kārlis Vērdiņš’s books

Average rating: 4.1 · 1,735 ratings · 313 reviews · 69 distinct works • Similar authors

	Pieaugušie 4.17 avg rating — 182 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) 4.44 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 3.99 avg rating — 112 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) 4.49 avg rating — 80 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 4.21 avg rating — 67 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 4.13 avg rating — 61 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 3.96 avg rating — 45 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
	Nekas 4.25 avg rating — 44 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
	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

More books by Kārlis Vērdiņš…

Kārlis is Currently Reading

Kārlis Vērdiņš is currently reading

Face and Form: Physiognomy in Literary Modernism

by Anca Parvulescu

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Feb 08, 2026 07:40AM

Kārlis Vērdiņš is currently reading

Texts and Contexts from the History of Feminism and Women’s Rights: East Central Europe, Second Half of the Twentieth Century

by Adela Hîncu

bookshelves: currently-reading, feminism

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

Nov 28, 2024 12:32PM

Kārlis Vērdiņš is currently reading

The Oxford Handbook of Soviet Underground Culture

by Mark Lipovetsky

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Nov 11, 2024 01:19PM

rss
Kārlis’s Recent Updates

Kārlis Vērdiņš is now friends with Kristīne Bulle
Mar 31, 2026 04:43AM · like
Kārlis Vērdiņš rated a book it was amazing Es pagāju by Eduards Aivars	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
Mar 14, 2026 05:50AM · 1 like · like
Kārlis Vērdiņš rated a book it was amazing Ainava Kliedz by Eduards Aivars	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
Mar 14, 2026 05:50AM · 1 like · like
Kārlis Vērdiņš has read Ainava Kliedz by Eduards Aivars	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
Mar 14, 2026 05:50AM · 1 like · like
Kārlis Vērdiņš finished reading Creolizing the Modern: Transylvania across Empires by Anca Parvulescu	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
Feb 08, 2026 07:45AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Creolizing the Modern by Anca Parvulescu. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Creolizing the Modern by Anca Parvulescu <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Kārlis Vērdiņš is currently reading Face and Form: Physiognomy in Literary Modernism by Anca Parvulescu	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
Feb 08, 2026 07:40AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Face and Form by Anca Parvulescu. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Face and Form by Anca Parvulescu <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Kārlis Vērdiņš rated a book really liked it Multidisciplinary Representations of Home and Homeland in Diaspora (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature) by Jean Amato	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
Feb 06, 2026 04:56AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Multidisciplinary Representations of Home and Homeland in Diaspora by Jean Amato. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Multidisciplinary Representations of Home and Homeland in Diaspora by Jean Amato <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Kārlis Vērdiņš rated a book it was amazing The Postcolonial Bildungsroman and the Character of Place (Frontiers of Narrative) by Arnab Dutta Roy	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
Feb 06, 2026 04:55AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Postcolonial Bildungsroman and the Character of Place by Arnab Dutta Roy. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Postcolonial Bildungsroman and the Character of Place by Arnab Dutta Roy <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Kārlis Vērdiņš rated a book it was amazing Collective Body: Aleksandr Deineka at the Limit of Socialist Realism by Christina Kiaer	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
Nov 11, 2025 01:02PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Collective Body by Christina Kiaer. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Collective Body by Christina Kiaer <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Kārlis Vērdiņš rated a book it was amazing Stāsti by Ivars Šteinbergs (Goodreads Author)	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
May 13, 2025 05:57PM · 5 likes · like