On the 85th anniversary of Knuts Skujenieks a selection of European folk songs has been published
"A folk song has no time limitations. The sadness, laughter and sorrow of each nation are their own, but at the same time they are common," writes Knuts Skujenieks. The book is published on the 85th anniversary of the poet and translator.
The folk songs translated by Skujenieks have been published in several books, and the translations are also collected in the 2nd volume of his Writings. The selection I only Love when I Sing with 30 folk songs of European nations is the essence of Skujenieks' life's work.
Supported by: State Culture Capital Foundation, programme "KultūrELPA"
A selection of Dmitry Prigov's poems has been published in the black series
The artist and sculptor Dmitry Prigov (1940-2007) is one of the most prominent Russian poets – a representative of the Moscow school of conceptualism, a dissident who was published only in foreign publications during the Soviet period. He was repressed for his openly ironic and scathing political poetry, forcibly committed to a psychiatric clinic after a public appearance in 1986, and released only after the intervention of influential Soviet and foreign writers.
Prigov's poetry is characterised by ironic conceptualism, stylisation and the use of naive elements; his texts caricature the rigidity and flatness as well as the emphasised moralisation of Soviet official language. One of Prigov's poetic tasks was to deconstruct rigid structures of thought, choosing not only the collective prejudices of Soviet society, but also philosophical, religious and aesthetic motifs, giving the reader the opportunity to "continue" the work begun and to invest a certain intellectual effort in the reading process." (Ilmārs Šlāpins)
Supported by: State Culture Capital Foundation
Yard Sale on 23 August
On 23 August, we invite you to the Neputns warehouse clean-up or "Yard Sale". Like the previous year, for security reasons the sale will take place in Neputns' virtual yard at www.neputns.lv and in the Neputns Gallery (at Tērbatas 49/51). It should be noted that the Neputns Gallery can accommodate 1 buyer at a time, so please plan ahead or use the online shop.
Important information about the sale:
When: 23 August
Where: www.neputns.lv and Neputns Gallery at Tērbatas iela 49/51
When: at www.neputns.lv from 00.01–24.00; at Neputns Gallery: from 11.00–18.00
Prices: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 € (sale prices apply to selected books)
Payment: you can pay by card at www.neputns.lv, or pay when you pick up your order at the Neputns Gallery. You can pay by card and cash at the Neputns Gallery.
Delivery: iwe deliver your online shop purchases to Omniva parcel terminal, by Latvijas Pasts and by bicycle courier in Riga.
New: the last copies of the books.
Guide to the Theatre of Action: Theory of Professional Acting and Directing by Anna Eižvertiņa has been published
Anna Eižvertiņa, director, pedagogue, professor emeritus at the Latvian Academy of Culture, has created a teaching aid on the theory of professional theatre art in Latvian.
In ten chapters, the author gives an insight into the history of theatre, focuses in detail on the actor's work, the theory and practice of directing, the director's work, the musical score, etc. The guide is accompanied by appendices with excerpts of original works by some of the personalities mentioned in the book (Jerzy Grotowski, Oļģerts Kroders, Vsevolod Meierhold, etc.).
Buy: Anna Eižvertiņa "Guide to the Theatre of Action: Theory of Professional Acting and Directing".
Neputns publishes Edvards Kuks’ debut collection of poems
Vadi (Wires) is Edvards Kuks’ first collection of poems.
Editor of the collection Arvis Viguls: "I have been following the creation of Edvards Kuks’ debut collection since the first versions of the manuscript. In this process, Kuks as a poet has continued to seek and grow, and in the collection Vadi he debuts as a slightly different, certainly more mature poet and man than in his first publications. However, his youthful love for language, which has created vivid means of expression and peculiar solutions of form that seem to come to the mind of no one but Edvards, has not disappeared."
Edvards Kuks (1997) is a poet, translator, author of children's lyrics (Tutas lietas (Tuta’s Things), Emī un Rū, UkuLele) as well as a reviewer of poetry and hip-hop. Since 2015, he has published in "Satori", "Punctum", "Domuzīme", etc. Kuks’ poetry is included in the young poets’ anthology Kā pārvarēt niezi galvaskausā (How to Overcome Itchy Skull?; Valters Dakša, 2018) and in the selection of experimental poetry Ja aizmirsti savu vārdu (If you Forget your Name; Paladium Kirjaat, 2020). He is currently studying for a Master's degree in Science and Technology at Maastricht University.
Buy: Edvards Kuks "Vadi"