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Vērdiņš is the author of many academic papers and essays on literature, both in
Latvian and other languages. He is also a literary critic. He has published four volumes of poetry in Latvian - "Ledlauži" (Icebreakers, 2001, 2nd edition 2009), "Biezpiens ar krējumu" (Cottage Cheese with Sour Cream,
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Vērdiņš has received prizes from the annual poetry festival in Latvia (2008) and from the newspaper "Diena" (2001 and 2008), as well as the annual
Literature prize for best children's book of the year (2007). In 2012, he represented Latvia at the
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and other authors. His own poetry has been translated in many languages: "Titry" (translated by Semen Khanin, in
Russian, 2003), "Niosłem ci kanapeczkę" (translated by
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His monograph "The Social and
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2004), "Es" (I, 2008) and "Pieaugušie" (Adults, 2015) as well as a children's book, "Burtiņu zupa" (Alphabet Soup, 2007).
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