In 2022, House of Languages will publish a translation of Ryan Dzelzkalns’ chapbook entitled “Imaginary Geographies.” In this event, Ryan and Ivars Steinbergs (the translator) had a conversation about the book with interspersed readings of poems and their translations.

The following poems were read during the event:

1. The Woman Spitting the Ice Cube onto Her Spoon Reminds Me of You [19:27]

2. What Brave Precaution [35:29]

3. World’s Smallest Snail Record Broken, Again [44:30]

4. While Viewing First Calvary Cemetery from the Stop-and-Go of the BQE, You Consider Hopelessness [1:03:15]

5. Godzilla’s Love Song [1:16:50]

6. I Must Become a Menace to My Enemies [1:23:25]

7. Historicity [1:32:50]

Watch the video in English on Facebook, in Latvian on YouTube.