About Arvis Viguls
Born 1987. Arvis Viguls is a Latvian writer, translator and poet.
Arvis Viguls (born 1987) is a Latvian poet and translator.
His debut poetry collection Istaba (A Room) appeared in 2009, and won the Latvian Writers’ Union Prize for Best Debut Collection. His next book 5:00 (2012) was also lauded and won awards. His poetry has been translated into English, German and Russian.
As a translator, Viguls has translated works by Joseph Brodsky, Federico García Lorca, Walt Whitman and W. B. Yeats.
In 2017, he was selected as one of Literary Europe Live's New Voices from Europe. He lives in Riga.
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Who is Arvis Viguls?
Latvian poet (born 1987)
When was Arvis Viguls born?
Arvis Viguls was born on 23 November 1987 in Jēkabpils.
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Arvis Viguls is a writer, translator and poet.
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Arvis Viguls is Latvian.
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