Algimantas Baltakis

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Algimantas Baltakis (born February 15, 1930 in Leliūnai, Debeikiai Office , Utena District ) is a Lithuanian poet , literary critic , editor and translator .

Life

After graduating from high school in Kaunas , he graduated from the University of Vilnius in 1954 with a degree in Lituanistik .

From 1952 to 1956 Baltakis worked for the magazine "Tarybinė moteris" as head of the literature department, then until 1990 with a two-year break in the editorial team of the literary magazine "Pergalė". Since 1990 he has worked in the editorial department of the literary and cultural magazine "Metai".

Works

Baltakis' first works appeared in 1952 . His early poems are distinguished by their lyricism, which is based on folk song poetry, as well as by their Soviet-ideological coloring. In his later works there are mainly poems that describe topics from everyday life. In the “Strazdiškio elegijos” (“Elegies from Strazdiškis”) collection, his first childhood impressions, the surroundings and the inhabitants of his home village are discussed. The poems in “Vienuolynas” (“Monastery”) deal primarily with the turning point , when Lithuania regained its independence. Many of his poems have been set to music.

Blatakis has also published various literary critical books as well as translations of the poems of Blok , Roschdestwenski , Jevtušenko , Vācietis and others. Many of his poetry collections were also published in Latvian and Russian .

Poetry collections

  • Lietučiui dulkiant (When light rain falls), 1955
  • Velnio tiltas (The Devil's Bridge), 1957
  • Keturios stygos (Four Strings), 1959
  • Mažosios poemos (Little Poems), 1963
  • Požeminės upės (Underground Rivers), 1967
  • Keliaujantis kalnas (The Wandering Mountain), 1967
  • Akimirkos (Moments), 1970
  • Stebuklinga žolė (miracle herb), 1971
  • Vabaliukų balius (The Beetle Ball), 1972
  • Duona ir debesys (Bread and Clouds), 1973
  • Dedikacijos (Dedications), 1975 m.
  • Priemiesčio berniokas (Suburban Youth), 1976
  • Upės ir tiltai (rivers and bridges), 1976 m.
  • Strazdiškio elegijos (Elegies from Strazdiškis), 1979
  • Maratonas (marathon), 1980
  • Mudviejų vakaras (Our Two Evening, Love Poems), 1986
  • Kas kur gyvena (Who lives where), 1989
  • Atodūsis (Breath), 1993
  • Apvirtę Grižulo ratai (The Big Dipper fell over), 1994
  • Vienuolynas (Monastery), Lietuvos rašytojų sąjungos Leidykla, 1998, ISBN 9986-39-045-1
  • Žvirblių žiemavietė (The winter quarters of the sparrows), Lietuvos rašytojų sąjungos Leidykla, 2005, ISBN 9986-39-367-1
  • Pusryčiai dviese (Breakfast for Two, Love Poems), 2005

Other works

  • Poetų cechas (The Poets' Guild), Remarks on Contemporary Lithuanian Poetry, 1975
  • Brolių valanda (The hour of the socialist brother countries), selected translations, 1986 m.
  • Nepaklusnus šunytis (The Unrelated Puppy), Notes on Contemporary Poetry, 1989
  • Gimiau pačiu laiku (I was born at the right time). From the diaries 1960–1997, Tyto alba, 2008, ISBN 978-9986-16-605-4

Awards

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Baltakis, Algimantas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lithuanian poet, literary critic, editor and translator
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Leliūnai, Debeikiai Office , Utena District