Eriks Naivo

Eric Naivo (1988) is an artist, poet, and performer working in contemporary art. He was born in Latvia, where he currently lives, and writes in Latvian, English, and Russian. Eric's poetry has been published in literary magazines such as Punctum, Polutona, Oblaka, Nosorog, Satori, and Vārke Rohk. His first poetry book, 'Rhythm', was published in 2022, followed by the second book, 'Ideal City', in 2025. In 2015, he participated in the performance group "Orbita." From 2020 to 2025, Eric took part in the "Poetry Days" festival and an international poetry translation workshop organized by the Latvian Literature platform.

Ideālā Pilsēta [Ideal City]. Riga: Valodu māja, 2025.

Ritms/Ритм [Rhythm]. Riga: Valters Dakša, 2022.

Poems by Eriks Naivo // Online magazine Punctum, 2021 [LV]

Poems by Eriks Naivo // Online magazine Punctum, 2018 [LV]

Poems by Eriks Naivo // Online magazine Punctum, 2016 [LV]

Poems by Eric Naivo // Oblaka.ee [RU]

Poems by Eric Naivo // Polutona.ru [RU]

2025, Aleksandrs Čak’s Award for poetry collection Ideal City