Two muse servants will read poetry and show works of art during Poetry Days / Article / LSM.lv

“For some, it is a win to be a servant of two muses instead of one. This time they are poetry and visual arts. Each of the participants of the evening will not only read their poems, but will also show a work of art. ” Thus applied one of Poetry Day events “Poets and art. Artists and poetry”. –

Aivars and Aivars. Eipurs and Vilpsōns. The former is better known in connection with poetry, the latter with art. And some are lucky enough to serve both of these muses. Those who have dropped this prize will be on September 9, continuing the chain of Poetry Days events, in the Jānis Akuraters Museum. There, five authors of different generations will show works of art and read their poems, including Vilipsōns.

“I’m super – I’m a sculptor, but I’m lazy, so I make graphics. And I have also painted. And then for the gift – they will write something, ”says Aivars Vilipsōns about himself. “It is not necessary – you are a writer, you are a poet, you are an artist. Besides sharing – the painter, it seems to me that it is free. What’s inside you, what you feel and want to say and how you want to say it, whether through sculpture or poetry or a short story.

We live in a semi-free country, we can express ourselves as we want. ”

Poet Aivars Eipurs, on the other hand, notes: “We already know from previous times that this was Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš, Anatols Imermanis, Raimonds Staprāns, and many writers illustrate, design their books, and here are, for example, Ruta Štelmahere and Andris Breže or Žebers, who can not really tell from the public point of view, which is brighter – Andris is a bright artist, but he also wrote a couple of very good poetry books. And Ruta started participating in exhibitions and publishing poems at about the same time. And it’s equal. “

In the event “Poets and art. Ruta Štelmahere, Marija Luīze Melķe, Aivars Vilipsōns, Ieva Rupenheite, Andris Breže (Žebers) will read poetry and perform works of art at the Artists and Poetry event. The evening will be hosted by Aivars Eipurs.

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