*** i just turned 29 i’ve met lots of strange people in this life and it seems to me that we’re all aliens, even if we all came from the same place some aliens mourn, while others give thanks for this life i, for example, think an angel first brought me to the old town
FUNGAL DREAM PART 1 2051 Survive. The most important thing is to survive. It’s the morning now, and I need to get up. To push on. To work. To do things. Another day to be endured. – Good morning. It’s six forty-five. Seventeen degrees outside. – Shut up, Anna. – Shall I wake you in
From “Early Dreams,” Section 2 *** Don’t call me, father, from blue fog — Go on alone. The forest here is strange: No echo answers, no shadows fall, deafened birds don’t hear each other — — — By the path, a crippled rock kneels like a beggar. Drought sets in. Pine cones crumble. Needles shed.
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The Crisis of Representation Just a moment before the impact, I realized that I no longer had a face. I writhe in pain, gripping the air in front of me with my hands, terrified to touch the gaping chunks of wet flesh falling through my fingers in a thick red mush. I hold my hands
Tomas Venclova is a renowned Lithuanian poet, translator, and scholar. I approach his poetry with caution and respect, as he is a poet whose work encompasses multiple layers of meaning, reflects intellectual and emotional depth, and showcases masterful linguistic skills. I was in awe after reading his newest book Už Onos ir Bernardinų (Beyond St. Anne’s and
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* * * Such a biting white frost outside the window and inside me – I’m afraid to begin to speak for fear the hail of my words might hurt you. Pressing a harmonica to his lips, a red-headed boy in the frame on seeing me is afraid to play, for fear his song might
Laima Vincė: Tell me about your Lithuanian heritage. Jocelyn: My Lithuanian heritage is all on my father’s side. My father was born in a small village called Gelvonai in Central Lithuania. His parents emigrated to the United States in 1930 when he was three. His parents were peasant farmers. His father came first—having spent the first eight years
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Jurgita Jasponytė is a distinguished poet in Lithuanian literature, known for her impactful work and measured cadence of her publications. Her debut poetry collection Šaltupė (the name of a Zarasai street, meaning “cold river”), was released in 2014, followed by her second book, Vartai Auštrieji (The Sharp Gates of Dawn), which was published in 2019. This year, she published
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The Wind I sat on the windowsill till dusk (no one has a cozier spot – perfect for reading, painting nails, and waving to you) I knew though no one had told me but I knew elderly wisdom had gnawed through the apple of my eye like a worm don’t you open the window my
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Lithuania Is My Spiritual Home A Conversation with Jonas Zdanys Laima Vincė: Tell me about your Lithuanian heritage. Jonas Zdanys: I’m the child of Lithuanians who came to the United States in 1949. My father was from Kybartai and my mother was from Kaunas. They met in a refugee camp in Germany. They were married there,
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