Dainis Deigelis (1983) is a Latvian poet and translator. In 2002 he published his very first poem Dzīves noslēpums [The Secret of Life]. His poems were published in Dzirkstele, Ziemeļlatvija, Alūksnes Ziņas and Kultūras Diena magazines. In 2018 Deigelis translated collection of poems by Galina Rimbu Cosmic Prospect together with Einārs Pelšs and Arvis Viguls. God Comes is Deigelis’ first collection of poems and it was nominated for the Annual Latvian Literary Award Best Debut.
Pilsētā mirstošas saules ēnā [In the City. In the Shadow of the Dying Sun]. Riga: Jāņa Rozes apgāds, 2021.
Dievs beidz [God Comes]. Riga: Izdevniecība Valters Dakša, 2018.
Books to fall for
Poems by Dainis Deigelis // Online magazine Punctum, 2021 [LV]
About In the City. In the Shadow of the Dying Sun // Online magazine Satori, 2021 [LV]
Selected poems // Online magazine Punctum.lv, 2019 [LV]
Conversation with Dainis Deigelis // LA.lv, 2018 [LV]
About God Comes // Online magazine Satori, 2018 [LV]
Audio conversation with Dainis Deigelis // Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji, 2018 [LV]
Selected poems // Online magazine Satori, 2018 [LV]
Selected poems // Online magazine Satori, 2018 [LV]
Selected poems // Online magazine Satori, 2017 [LV]
Selected poems // Online magazine Satori, 2017 [LV]
Selected poems // Online magazine Satori, 2016 [LV]
Selected poems // Online magazine Satori, 2016 [LV]
Selected poems // Online magazine Satori, 2015 [LV]
Krista Anna Belševica, Saruna ar Daini Deigeli, review of God Comes // Online magazine Satori, 2018 [LV]
Sandra Ratniece, Pūciņa vai akmens, review of God Comes // LA.lv, 2018 [LV]
2018, nominated for the Annual Latvian Literature Award Best Debut for God Comes
