Lithuanian Culture Guide

Aušra Kaziliūnaitė

Aušra Kaziliūnaitė (b. 1987) is one of the brightest poetic stars of her generation. She is a doctoral student of …

Donaldas Kajokas

The poet and prose writer Donaldas Kajokas (b. 1953) studied at the Kaunas Institute of Physical Education and worked as …

Antanas A. Jonynas

Antanas A. Jonynas (b. 1953) is a poet and translator of Goethe’s Faust. He made his debut in 1977. Jonynas …

Jurgita Jasponytė

The creative works of the poet Jurgita Jasponytė (b. 1981) combine symbols of ethnic culture with the experiences of a …

Gintaras Grajauskas

Gintaras Grajauskas (b. 1966) is a poet, prose writer, playwright and musician. After graduating from a preparatory music school, he …

Vaiva Grainytė

The author Vaiva Grainytė (b. 1984) writes poetry, essays and drama, and works on interdisciplinary theatre projects. Gorilos Archyvai (The …

Daiva Čepauskaitė

Daiva Čepauskaitė (b. 1967) is a poet, dramatist and member of the Lithuanian Writers’ Union. She originally graduated from the …

Marius Burokas

Poet and translator Marius Burokas (b. 1977) is one of the most striking voices of his generation. After completing his …

Lina Buividavičiūtė

Helsinkio sindromas (Helsinki Syndrome, 2017), the debut collection of poems by the poet and literary critic Lina Buividavičiūtė (b. 1986), …

Vladas Braziūnas

The poet and translator Vladas Braziūnas (b. 1952) wrote his first book of poetry in 1977 but it lay neglected …

Eugenijus Ališanka

Eugenijus Ališanka (b. 1960) is a poet, essayist and translator. Born to an expatriate family in the depths of Siberia, …

Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė

Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė (b. 1976) is a prose writer and playwright. She studied TV directing and Lithuanian philology. Her debut …