Eduards Aivars

Eduards Aivars (real name Aivars Eipurs) is a poet, short prose writer, essayist, and a long-time literary mentor and consultant of young and aspiring poets. His fields of study and research include philology and group psychotherapy, he has worked as a teacher, press secretary, editor and publicist, and also has been providing counselling and therapy for rehabilitating addicts and alcoholics. He speaks Russian, English, French, Spanish and Italian languages, and is an active member of the Latvian Writers' Union. His literary works are being published frequently since 1985 and regularly nominated and awarded important literary awards and prizes. His poems have been translated into English, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Swedish, etc. Eduards Aivars is also known as the compiler of the well-received anthology Viens dzejolis [One Poem] (2013), comprising previously unpublished works of 78 poets. Having published nine collections of poetry, and several works of short prose, Eipurs also collaborates with others, and his contribution to culture and literature reaches beyond his own writing.

Poetry

Dzejoļu remonts [Poetry Renovation]. Riga: Neputns, 2020.
Parādības [Phenomena]. Riga: Neputns, 2016.                    
Sakvojāžs [Sacvoyage]. Riga: Neputns, 2011.                    
Sāras mīlestība [Sara's Love]. Riga: Karogs, 2008.                    
Jauns medus [New Honey]. Riga: Nordik, 2006.                    
Es pagāju [I Passed By]. Riga: Preses nams, 2001.                    
Vasaras sniegs [Summer Snow]. Riga: Atēna, 1999.                    
Ainava kliedz [Shouting Landscape]. Riga: RaKa, 1996.                    
Jā [Yes]. Riga: RaKa, 1996.                    
Dejas [Poetry]. Riga: Liesma, 1991.       

Short prose

Minimas jeb Zemestrīce zābakā [Minimas or An Earthquake in a Shoe]. Riga: Dienas grāmata, 2013.
Minimas jeb Vienā istabā ar Antonu Vēbernu [Minimas or Sharing a Room with Anton Webern]. Riga: Dienas grāmata, 2008. 

Eduards Aivars poem, I don't regret believing in love spelled in fairy tales (translated from Latvian by Emilia Jarnutowska), in print // Fabularie No.2, November 2023 [PL]

Eduards Aivars poems, in print // Šiaurės Atėnai, November 2023 [LT]

In Estonian and Latvian poems, jokes are made about the neighbors // Viro-instituutti.fi, March 2023 [FI]

About Phenomena // Diena.lv, 2016 [LV]

About Phenomena // Neputns publishing house website [EN, LV]

Ieva Plūme, Notikuma svētie raksti, review of Minimas or An Earthquake in a Shoe // Diena.lv, 2013 [LV]

Ilva Skulte, Mazulīte, vārdā Dzīve, review of Minimas or An Earthquake in a Shoe // dgramata.lv, 2009 [LV]

Ilmārs Šlāpins, Mazākais, ko mēs varam ieraudzīt, review of Minimas or Sharing a Room with Anton Webern // Online magazine Satori, 2009 [LV]

Ingmāra Balode, Meklējot lirisko jātnieku aiz Sāras mīlestības, review of Sāras mīlestība/Sara's Love // Eipurs' blog, 2008 [LV]

2002, the Poetry Days Award for I Passed By