Inga Gaile


Inga Gaile is a Latvian poet, novelist, and playwright.

Biography

Gaile has written poetry collections for adults and children. Her works often focus on feminist issues as well as issues related to different stigmatised groups. She has won the Latvian Literature Award and the Poetry Days Festival prize. Gaile has translated poetry from Russian into Latvian, and her poems have also been translated into various languages including English, Estonian, German, Swedish, Lithuanian, and Bengali.
She is President of Latvia PEN.

Activism

Gaile is a prominent member of the Latvian feminist movement and is a founder of the stand-up comedy group "Sieviešu stendaps/Women's Stand-Up".

Works

Poetry

  • Laiks bija iemīlējies. Rīga: Pētergailis, 1999.
  • Raudāt nedrīkst smieties. Rīga: Nordik, 2004.
  • Kūku Marija. Rīga: Orbita, 2007
  • Migla. Rīga: Mansards, 2012.
  • Vai otrā grupa mani dzird?. Rīga: Liels un mazs, 2014.
  • Lieldienas. Rīga: Neputns, 2018.
  • Nakts. Rīga: Mansards, 2021.

Prose

  • Stikli. Novel. Rīga: Dienas Grāmata, 2016.
  • Neredzamie. Novel. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2018.
  • Piena ceļi. Stories. Rīga: Mansards, 2018.
  • Skaistās. Novel. Rīga: Dienas grāmata, 2019.
  • Rakstītāja. Novel. Rīga: Dienas grāmata, 2020.

Plays

  • Āda. Rīga: Dirty Deal Teatro, 2011.
  • Mūsu Silvija debesīs. Rīga: Ģertrūdes ielas teātris, 2013.
  • Trauki, in collaboration with Marta E. Martinsone. Rīga: Dirty Deal Teatro, 2014.

Works in translation

Awards