European Poetry Festival : Latvia
July 1st 2026 : National Poetry Library, London.

In the iconic National Poetry Library, four of Latvia’s most exciting poets came to the UK to perform their work, as well as brand new collaborations made with British poets, just for this event. This was an energised event of collaborative poetic performance and literary readings, from a nation that has championed our festival from it’s inception.

Featuring Māra Ulme and Jonathan Boyd / Krišjānis Zeļģis and SJ Fowler / Agnese Graudiņa and Alex Murphy / Alise Bogdanova and Sophia Rahim

Supported by Latvian Literature. Curated by SJ Fowler with thanks to Ildze Jansone

Latvian Literature and the poets of Latvia have been one of the festival’s biggest partners and supporters since it’s inception. To see all the performances from previous European Poetry Festival Latvian celebration events, visit