Dovilė Bagdonaitė – Prrrpoem

Dovilė Bagdonaitė (b. 1991) made her debut in literature by winning the Lithuanian Writers' Union's First Book contest and publishing her book of poems Mėlynojo banginio širdis (Blue Whale's Heart, 2016). Her second poetry book Takeliai žolėje (Paths_in_the_grass, 2022) earned several accolades, including first place as the best Lithuanian book of poetry in the annual 15min competition, making the shortlists in the Top Five Books of the Year and the Top 12 Most Creative Books of the Year awards, and earning Bagdonaitė the Young Artist Prize from the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. Dovilė Bagdonaitė is also an active visual artist whose works can be found in public spaces in Vilnius. Lesbiariumas (Lesbiarium, 2026) is her third book of poems.