Lithuanian Culture Guide
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Ieva Rojūtė
Ieva Rojūtė (born 1989) is an emerging Lithuanian artist and painter. Her textual works, which acquire the spatial form of …
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Algirdas Šeškus
The work of the photographer Algirdas Šeškus (born 1945) can be characterized by its strong interest in the structure of …
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Lina Lapelytė
The performance-based artistic practice of Lina Lapelytė (born 1984) is intimately connected with music. She plays with popular culture, gender …
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Agnė Žagrakalytė
The poet and prose writer Agnė Žagrakalytė (b. 1979) made her debut with a collection of poems Išteku (I’m Getting …
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Tomas Venclova
Tomas Venclova (b. 1937) is Professor of Slavonic Literature at Yale University, and a famous Lithuanian poet, translator and essayist. …
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Indrė Valantinaitė
The poet Indrė Valantinaitė (b. 1984) made her debut in 2006 with a collection of poems Žuvim ir lelijom (For …
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Rimvydas Stankevičius
Rimvydas Stankevičius (b. 1973) is a poet, essayist and song lyric writer. He obtained a Master’s degree in Lithuanian literature …
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Kornelijus Platelis
Kornelijus Platelis (b. 1951) is a poet, translator and essayist. Following his graduation from the Vilnius Construction Engineering Institute, he …
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Sigitas Parulskis
Sigitas Parulskis (b. 1965) is one of the most important figures in contemporary Lithuanian literature. He made his debut as …
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Gytis Norvilas
The poet and translator Gytis Norvilas (b. 1976) is a historian by education. His debut collection of poems Akmen-skeltės (Shards …
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Kęstutis Navakas
The poet, translator and essayist Kęstutis Navakas (1964 ̶ 2020) was the aesthete of Lithuanian poetry, a dandy who didn’t …
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Mindaugas Nastaravičius
The poet and playwright Mindaugas Nastaravičius (b. 1984) made his debut in 2010 with a collection of poems Dėmėtų akių …