Niedra's first collection of poems was published when he was only nineteen years old, and he was still in his teens when his stories based on history and folklore began to appear in the newspaper Baltijas Vēstnesis.
Niedras første samling af digte blev udgivet da han kun var 19 år gammel, og han var stadig teenager da hans historie- og folklorebaserede historier begyndte at blive publiceret i avisen Baltijas Vēstnesis (Baltiske Budbringer).