Uldis Balodis

Uldis Balodis is a linguist, lecturer, and translator. He holds a PhD in linguistics and has a particular interest in endangered and lesser-spoken languages. His translations include R dolfs Blaumanis's In the Shadows of Death (Paper + Ink, 2018) and Nakedness by Zigmunds Skuji s (Vagabond Voices, 2019), and contributions to Trillium (Livonian Culture Center & International Society of Livonian Friends, 2018)-- the first-ever poetry anthology in English and Livonian, an endangered Finnic...See more

Uldis Balodis is a linguist, lecturer, and translator. He holds a PhD in linguistics and has a particular interest in endangered and lesser-spoken languages. His translations include R dolfs Blaumanis's In the Shadows of Death (Paper + Ink, 2018) and Nakedness by Zigmunds Skuji s (Vagabond Voices, 2019), and contributions to Trillium (Livonian Culture Center & International Society of Livonian Friends, 2018)-- the first-ever poetry anthology in English and Livonian, an endangered Finnic language native to Latvia. See less