Agita Draguna was born in 1970 in
Riga. Her first poetry book The Limits of Balance (Līdzsvara robežas) has
been published in 1999. She has studied Project management and Astrology. A
lot of her poems are set to music. Draguna’s poetry has a philosophically
existential background influenced by folklore, her own religion and
spiritual experiences and understanding of life. Draguna works also in
prose. Her novelette The Cluse (Aiza) has been published in the Latvian
literary magazine Karogs 2002/11, the cycle Seven prayers (Septiņas lūgsnas)
– in the new literature magazine Luna Nr.4 in 2000. Draguna is compiling a
Latvian poets’ manuscript collection about self suggestion, makes video,
writes reviews about the newest original poetry and has two sons. Draguna in
2004 debuted as playwriter. Her play for children Seagulls’ Mountain (Kaiju
kalns) is awarded in National level. Dragunas second poetry book The
Mind (Prāts) is going to be published this year. Her poetry has been
translated into English, German, Swedish, Lithuanian and Ukrainian.
Address :
Agita Draguna,
Unijas 58a-42,
Riga, LV-1084,
Latvia. E-mail :
draguns@literature.lv