Ivars Šteinbergs

Ivars Šteinbergs is a poet. Considered by critics to be a leading voice in contemporary Latvian poetry, he is the recipient of multiple local awards and the author of four books of verse, the second of which, "Jaunība" (Youth, 2022), received the Annual Latvian Literature Award (LaLiGaba). His fourth collection, the "linguistically innovative, research-based, and imaginative" "Stāsti" (Stories), came out in 2025 (with more books forthcoming). His poetry is characterized by its versatility, a wide spectrum of emotions, and an interest in corporality, which is exemplified by his collaboration with the Riga Stradiņš University Anatomy Museum in 2024. Masculinity and different forms of fluidity and embodiment are key themes in Šteinbergs's poetry, which oftentimes takes on metatextual layers. Šteinbergs has been published in London Magazine, Asymptote, Versopolis, LCB diplomatique, PEN/Opp, Müürileht, Šiaurės Atėnai, Plav, and elswhere. He has translated foreign poets into Latvian, including Louise Glück, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Sharon Olds, Jan Wagner, Forest Gander, Robert Bly. His own poetry has appeared in different anthologies. A Fulbright grantee (2017–2018), Šteinbergs has studied comparative literature in SUNY, Binghamton, and he received his Ph.D. in 2023 at the Latvian Academy of Culture. He is the editor of the literary magazine "Strāva" (Current).

Stāsti [Stories]. Riga: Neputns, 2025.
Ābece [ABC]. Riga: Valters Dakša, 2024.
Jaunība [Youth]. Riga: Neputns, 2022.
Strops [Hive]. Riga: Neputns, 2020.

Children's books
Ams, ams, ams! [Nom, Nom, Nom!]. Riga: Liels un mazs, 2025.

Ivars Šteinbergs: Translating Poetry into Latvian: Decoloniality, Global Modernism, Representation, video // DeColoniality Now , April 2024 [EN]

Translation Tuesday: “With the Tongue” by Ivars Šteinbergs // Asymptote journal, April 2024 [EN]

I. Šteinbergs. The Song of Decline: Aspects of Contemporary Latvian Poetry // The London Magazine, February 2024 [EN]

Ivars.Šteinbergs. From The Hitchhiker's Ballads, Translated by Arvydas Valionis // Satenai, August 2023 [LT] 

Latvian Poetry Celebration. Ivars Šteinbergs // European Poetry festival, May 2023 [EN]

Lauris Veips. Saying what you mean: trends in recent Latvian poetry // Versopolis, March 2023 [EN]

Ivars Steinbergs (Latvia), poetry // litgazeta.com.ua , May 2022 [UA]

Interview with Ivar Šteinbergs // la.lv, 2021 [LV]

Audio conversation with Ivars Šteinbergs // Radio Latvia 3, 2021 [LV]

Video conversation with Ivars Šteinbergs // Online magazine Punctum, 2021 [LV]

Ivars Šteinbergs, poems // Online magazine Punctum, 2021 [LV]

Ivars Šteinbergs, poems // Online magazine Satori, 2021 [LV]

Audio conversation with Juris Šteinbergs // Radio NABA, 2020 [LV]

Interview with Ivars Šteinbergs // Online magazine Punctum, 2020 [LV]

Audio conversation with Juris Šteinbergs // Radio Latvia 1, 2020 [LV]

About Hive // Online magazine Satori, 2020 [LV]

Ivars Šteinbergs, poems // Online magazine Punctum, 2018 [LV]

Ivars Šteinbergs, poems // Online magazine Punctum, 2017 [LV]

Goro Takano, A Rope, A Gun, and Gas, translated into Latvian by Ivars šteinbergs // Online magazine Satori, 2014

Liega Piešiņa, Ivars Šteinbergs: Rakstīšana ir kas tāds, kas varētu izmainīt mani pašu/ Writing is something that could change my entire being // Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji, 2014 [LV]

Ivars Šteinbergs, poems // bandcamp.com, 2013 [LV]

Interview with Ivars Šteinbergs // Delfi News, 2012 [LV]

Ivars Šteinbergs, poems // Online magazine Satori, 2012 [LV]

Arvis Viguls about "Strops" // Delfi.lv, 2021 [LV]

Anda Baklāne about "Strops" // Online magazine Satori, 2020 [LV]

Kārlis Vērdiņš about "Strops" // Online magazine Punctum, 2020 [LV]

2024, The "Avīzes Nosaukums" award for best poem of 2023 

2024, The Annual Normunds Naumanis Award for Art Criticism 

2023, the Annual Latvian Literature Award for Youth 

2021, The Ojārs Vācietis literary award for Hive

2021, The Poetry Days award for Hive

2014, the Annual Research Award at the University of Latvia