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Beehive

"Beehive" ("Strops") is Ivars Šteinbergs’ first collection of poetry.

Šteinbergs is equally good at verse, creating unusual combinations of images, as well as at the narration characteristic of prose poetry. The author is a skilful stylist: some texts are created in the manner of other authors, as well as he has cleverly played upon academic discourse. The intonation of Šteinbergs’ poems fluctuates between ironic and serious; in terms of content, the author focuses mainly on the themes of life and death and everyday idiosyncrasy. The result is a collection that strongly complements the output of young Latvian poets.

Artis Ostups, editor

Ivars Šteinbergs, born in 1991, is a Latvian poet, translator of poetry, and a journalist. Since 2012, he has been writing poems, translating and interviewing writers for various outlets – online platforms and literary magazines. In 2017, he received a Fulbright Scholarship to study Comparative Literature in the State University of New York at Binghamton.