Guntars Godiņš, the artistic director of the Poetry Ride, has received the order of the Lion of Finland awarded by president of Finland Sauli Niinistö. The order was presented to Godiņš by ambassador of Finland in Latvia, Pirkko Hämäläinen at a ceremony in the embassy on 2nd of October. Godiņš was  given the order for his contribution to cultivating ... Read more

The Poetry Ride and the Finnish Institute in Estonia are organising seminar "From project to tradition" in Tallinn 11.-12. April 2013. The purpose of the seminar is to explore the possibilities of building a successful festival. Together festival organizers from Finland, Estonia and Latvia find fresh solutions to different challenges that festivals and other cultural events are facing. ... Read more

Guntars Godinš has been awarded by Ministery of Foreign Affairs of Estonia and Ministery of Foreign Affairs of Latvia for the best translation from Estonian into Latvian, "Kalevdēls - Kalevipoeg". Congratulations!  Read more    ... Read more