Sergej Timofejev

Sergej Timofejev (1970) is a poet, journalist, translator, and DJ. He is the author of seven poetry collections. His poems are translated into English, Italian, Swedish, German, Ukrainian, and other languages, and he actively participates in poetry festivals around the world. He was one of the first in the post-soviet cultural space to invent the genre of poetry-video, his first video-poetry work Orchestra Rehearsal was made in 1994 in collaboration with filmmaker Victor Vilx. He is one of the founders of multimedia poetry project Orbita – a creative group of poetsand artists, whose works create dialogue among various genres (literature, music, video, photography, VJ, web, etc.) and cultures. Orbita has organized poetry-video and multi-media art festivals Word in Motion (Latvia, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2011). “Orbita” also strives to seek new ways of print publishing and book design. Sergej Timofejev lives in Riga, writes in Russian, publishes his texts in bilingual Russian-Latvian books and continues to mix modern poetry with other art-forms and media.

Poetry Collections

Replika. Riga: Orbīta, 2018.

Orbita: The Project. United Kingdom: Arc Publications, 2018.

Hit Parade: The Orbita Group. ed. Kevin M.F. Platt. NY: Ugly Duckling Presse, 2015.

Stereo. Riga: Orbita, 2012/2013.

Orbita's collective book Worüber schweigen Freunde [What Friends Don't Speak About]. Berlin: Edition Bodoni, 2012.

Синие маленькие гоночные автомашины [Little Blue Racing Cars]. Moscow: 2010.

Сделано [Done]. Moscow: 2004.

Gandrīz fotogrāfijas [Almost Photos]. Riga: Orbita, 2003.

96/97. Riga: Casablanca 2000, 1998.

Воспоминания диск-жокея [Memories of a DJ]. Riga: Medija, 1996.

Собака, скорпион [A Dog, a Scorpion]. St.Petersburg: Северо-Запад, 1994.
 

Children's literature

Pasaka par bruņinieku, kuram sāpēja zobi [A Tale of the Knight who had a toothache]. Riga: Liels un mazs, 2018.

Moka un Robers [Mocca and Robber]. Riga: Liels un mazs, 2025.

Sergio C. Fanjul. Sergei Timofeev, Latvian avant-garde poet // El Pais, June 2025 [ESP]

Vass Annamária. Interview with Sergey Timofejev // Nepszava, November 2024 [HU]

5 poems by Sergei Timofeev // Sarrauteducacion, November 2024 [ESP]

5 poems by Sergei Timofeev // Zendal ibros, November 2024 [ESP]

Poems by Sergey Timofeev // Lyrikline, November 2024 [DE]

Txema Martinez. Postcards from Riga // Segre, October 2024 [ESP]

David Lakner. Interview with Sergei Timofeev // Hang, October 2024 [HU]

Marcel Bajnai. Interview with Sergei Timofeev // Magyarnarancs, October 2024 [HU]

Reka Moklovsky. Interview with Sergei Timofeev // Holdkatlan, October 2024 [HU]

Anna Terek. Interview with Sergei Timofeev // Prae, October 2024 [HU]

Poems by Sergey Timofeev // 1749, January 2024 [HU]

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

Poetry performances do not yet fit into the Zoom format, interview // republika.mk, August 2022 [MK]

Sergey Timofeev: It is important not only to read, but also to listen to poetry, interview // Kulturabeta.com, August 2022 [MK]

Susanne von Schenck.Literature in conversation // SR 2 KulturRadio, July 2022 [GER]

Monika Bertašiūtė, conversation with Orbita // 15min.lt, 2020 [LT]

Translated poem by Anne Gutt // Modern Poetry in Translation, 2020 [EN]

Kevin M. F. Platt, about the Orbita collective // The Calvert Journal, 2014 [EN]

Multimedia poetry from Orbita // World Literature Today, 2011 [EN]

Author's profile // Ugly Duckling Presse [EN]

Author's profile and poems // Vavilon.ru [RU]

About the opera Mikhail and Mikhail Play Chess // Latvijas Nacionālā Opera un Balets [EN]

Orbita webpage // Orbita.lv [EN, LV, RU]

Orbita vimeo channel // Vimeo.com

Orbita facebook page // Facebook.com 

About "Unframed Punk Rock Style Poster" (2024) by Sergei Timofeev // Vallejoandcompany,  February 2025 [ESP]

Sergey Timofeev poem in Spanish translation // Aullidolit, December 2024 [ESP]

Sergey Timofeev poem in Spanish translation, review // Rtve, November 2024 [ESP]

Sergey Timofeev. Replika // Magyarnarancs, April 2024 [HU]

Sergey Timofeev. Replika // Ekultura, February 2024 [HU]

Sergey Timofeev. Replika // Konyvesmagazin, February 2024 [HU]

Nunzio Festa, review of collection of poems Onde Lunghe // Kultunderground.org, 2020 [IT]

Jade Cuttle, review of Orbita: The Project // Modern Poetry in Translation, 2019 [EN]

2019, The International Jānis Baltvilks Young Growth Prize for A Tale of the Knight who had a toothache

2016, the Prose Readings Award for the story "Yellow Keys"

2015, Latvia’s annual theatre award Spēlmaņu nakts/ Players’ Night for the opera libretto Mikhail and Mikhail Play Chess

2012, Orbita's poetry installation Radio-wall nominated for Purvītis Prize

2005, the Annual Latvian Literature Award for Orbita's audio-video collection Orbīta 4

2003, shortlisted for Andrey Belyj Prize for poetry (Moscow).