The association “Ascendum” has published the seventh renewed poetry yearbook “Garā bupa”. It was compiled by the poetess Inese Zandere, but illustrated by the artist Aleksandra Runde, the representative of the association Andrejs Vīksna informed the portal “Delfi”.
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The book publishes 55 new poems by contemporary authors, as well as poems for children, a poem written by 71 children themselves, a play and both well-known and forgotten classics of children’s poetry.
The book includes poems by Inga Gaile, Uldis Ausekls, Māra Cielēna, Juris Kronbergs, Arvjs Vigula, Ieva Samauskas, Kārlis Vērdiņš and other authors, an article by Māris Rungulis about readers, this year’s anniversary – Friča Bārda, Zona Rega – poetry, previously unpublished poems by Juris Italo Weitner, a selection of poetry about health, three tales written in poetry and poems from Russian, Italian, Spanish and English.
Traditionally, the “Long Bean” is opened every year during the Poetry Days, but due to the threat of the virus, this year it has been decided not to hold an opening event in person. Instead, the book is marked with five podcast series that anyone can listen to for free. Actor Kaspars Znotins reads poems from “Long Beans” in the podcast.
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