Lote Vilma (Latvia)
Lote Vilma (born in 1993) is an illustrator and poet. She is also a comic artist, and her first graphic novel is due to be released this year. Lote has written and illustrated two books: a picture book with poems for children called “Dzejnieks un Smarža” [The Poet and the Scent] (2019) and a prose poetry book for young adults called “Ūdenstornis” [The Water Tower] (2021), both of which have received national awards for their illustrations or written text. Her debut poetry book, “Meitene” [A Girl], was published in 2021 and it has no illustrations. In addition to writing and drawing, Lote is now one of the hosts of a radio show about literature and can be seen once a month drawing for an improvised drawing-theatre show at a local bar.
About impossible dreams, Lote Vilma says the following: “I am not sure that it is a dream if it does not have at least a little hope of coming true. It seems to me that such a dream would feel like a dead one, besides – who can really say what is and what isn’t possible? Or maybe an impossible dream is such a dream that never has an ending, something you must strive for your whole life. Either way, I feel that a dream has to feel alive. I dream of knowing myself deeply and by that finding more peace in being here. I hope that creative work, both mine and others, is one way that could take me there.”
Tuesday, May 9th 19.30 at the Tartu Literature House cultural club Salong
Marija Luīze Meļķe (Latvia)
Marija Luīze Meļķe (1997) is a poet and actress, cartoonist and publicist, so far considered promising in all of those things. Occasionally this potential gets celebrated with a nomination for some National prize.
“My impossible dream both as a person and a poet would be having such a financial income
I wouldn’t have to worry about my living,” says Melke.
Tuesday, May 9th 19.30 at the Tartu Literature House cultural club Salong
Grownups (Latvia)
Grownups is a poetry & sound performance by Latvian poets Krišjānis Zeļģis and Artūrs Punte. The project is based on the conceptual poetry book „Pieaugušie’“(Grownups) by Krišjānis Zeļģis. On stage the poets’ voice interactively generates and triggers sound elements prepared by Artūrs Punte on modular synthesisers. They aim to find connections between conceptual poetry and sound, and to make the perception deeper by giving poetry additional sonar dimension. Authors are looking for inner rhythm and saturation of the spoken word and create unique soundscapes determined by poetry.
Grownups performs at the event Poetry Party With The Lyrical Self in the rooms and the courtyard of the culture club Salong on Saturday, May 14th at 7 p.m.