Edvins Raups (LV)

READING:
Friday 25. September at 20:30

Name: Edvins Struka
Pen name: Edvins Raups
Born: 27. 12. 19962., Sigulda, Latvia
Address: 10 - 19, L. Paegles street, Sigulda, LV - 2150, Latvia
Occupation: 2002: editor, newspapper Neatkariga Rīta avīze
Membership in organisations: Member of Latvian Writers` Union, 1992
Latvian PEN, 1997
 

Published books:

 

Poetry:
PUTN`, Jānis Roze, Riga, 2008
uzvari man kaut ko parejosu, Preses nams, Riga, 2002
Bez vēja, poetry, Liesma,Riga, 1991
Dzīvodamies, poetry, Riga, 1995
33 dzejoļi, poetry, Likteņstāsti, 1997
P. S. All my poetry books are received literary awards.

 

Translated books:

Las piadosas, F. Andahazi, 2009, Jumava.
El viejo que leia las novelas del amor, L. Sepulveda, 2009, Jānis Roze.
La Niebla, Miguel de Unamuno, 2007, Jānis Roze
El anatomista, F. Andahazi, 2007, Jumava
Sobre el amor y otros demonios, G. Garcia Marquez, 2006, Zvaigzne ABC,
El Tunel, E. Sabato, 2006
Alef, J. Luis Borges, 2005, Jumava,
Relatos, J. Luis Borges, 2002, Jumava
Rayuela,, J. Cortazar, 2001., Jumava
Veronika decide morres, Paulo Coelho, 2001., Rozes apgāds
Celia lo que dice, Elena Fortun, 2001., Rasa
Caperucita en Manhattan, Carmen Martin Gaite, 2001, Rasa
O Alquimista, P. Coelho, 2000., Rozes apgāds
and others

A lot of publications in literary magazines. Excerpts of "El Mono Gramatico" by Octavio Paz, "Rimas" by G. Adolfo Becquer, "Oraculo Manual" by Baltasar Gracian and others.

 

Participation in Conferences:

2009: internacional poetry festival in Cyprus;
2007: participation in Prague Book Fair;
2002: Days of Poetry and Wine Medana, Slovenia;
2001: XI Festival Internacional de Poesia de Medellin, Colombia
1999: Nord - West, Moscu,
1997: Lahti, Finland, International Writers` Conference
1995.: Sintra, Portugal, Congreso Mundial de los Poetas
and others

 

Languages: Latvian, Sspanish, Russian, English
 

POEMS

Start

Dny poezie a vína Valtice 2009 startují ke hvězdám dnes (24. září 2009) ve 20.00 v Tanečním sále valtického zámku. Dorazilo 27 básníků z 27 zemí EU. 10 předních českých režisérů o nich natočí 27 filmových medailonků.

Days of Poetry and Wine Valtice 2009 launch to stars today (september 24th) at 8PM in the Ball-Room of the Chateau Valtice. 27 poets from 27 counries of EU came to the capital of Wine. 10 famous Chzech directors will film them and there come into beeing 27 short documentary films (portrets) about them.