Anita Mileika (Latvia)

Anita Mileika (1987) is a poet who writes in Latvian and Latgalian. Mileika’s first collection of poems, The Eternally Poor Doe (“Mūžīgā nepārtikusī stirna”, Latgolys Studentu Centrs, 2015), which included poems in Latvian and Latgalian, made waves among Latvian and Latgalian readers—it was shortlisted for the 2015 Annual Latvian Literature Award for Best Debut and received the 2015 Boņuks Award for Best Achievement in Latgalian Literature.

Anita says about herself: I like lifting heavy weights, so I go to the gym every day. I have six cats and two books of poems.