▁two ▁lov es : ▁poetry , ▁through ▁its ▁reading ▁even ings ; ▁and ▁politics , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁starts ▁writing ▁on ▁in ▁published ▁articles ▁by ▁critic ising ▁the ▁speech es ▁of ▁the ▁Lat via ▁polit icians . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁along ▁with ▁Alfred ▁Val d man is ▁and ▁Il ona ▁Le im ane , ▁Bre ik š s ▁joined ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Union , ▁a ▁right - wing ▁national ist ▁party ▁with ▁strong ▁ant is emit ic ▁views , ▁led ▁by ▁Ar ved s ▁Ber gs . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁confirm ation ▁on ▁Wh its und ay ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁( an ▁experience ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁would ▁return ▁many ▁times ▁in ▁his ▁poetry ), ▁his ▁parents ▁had ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁Lower ▁Kurz eme ▁near ▁Au ce , ▁situated ▁next ▁to ▁Lake ▁Kre k lin i , ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁Lake ▁E zer u pe . ▁It ▁was ▁from ▁his ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁farm , ▁walking ▁through ▁and ▁pick ing ▁app les ▁from ▁the ▁orch ard , ▁that ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁poem ▁" My ▁mother land ". ▁ ▁W riter ▁and ▁journalist ▁Enc ou rag ed ▁by ▁Ber gs , ▁Bre ik š s ▁left ▁university ▁having ▁not ▁graduated ▁and ▁was ▁employed ▁on ▁the ▁editor ial ▁board ▁of ▁newspaper ▁Lat vis . ▁His ▁poetry ▁was ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁both ▁his ▁employ er ▁and ▁Ber gs , ▁a