Background
He was the son of Latvian poet Vizma Belševica. Klāvs Elsbergs was born in Riga.
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Klavs Elsbergs
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Education
He graduated in 1982.
Career
In 1977 he started French philology studies in the Latvian University. He was a major translator of French poetry including a collection of poems by Guillaume Apollinaire. Elsbergs also has translated works of Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughterhouse-Five).
Also he was one of the founding editors of Avots, an influential intellectual monthly that introduced avant garde and politically charged subjects during the period of Glasnost.
Elsbergs was a leading poet of his generation and his poetry is still very popular in Latvia. He published two volumes of his poetry and one was published posthumously.
Klāvs Elsbergs died in February 5, 1987, in an accident. His death is surrounded with rumours and there is even theory, that he was actually murdered.
