z-intro (first page, english) | Vladas Braziūnas

Welcome! Please feel like at home, albeit a virtual one. On a business card, I write my name only. Here, as a host, I would have to introduce myself better.

This is a new version of the site. The old content is still available here.

I was born (1952), grew up and studied (till 1969) in the town of Pasvalys in northern Lithuania. At Vilnius University, I was taught journalism and Lithuanian philology. I have worked mostly as an editor for cultural and literary publications. I am a member of the Lithuanian Writers' Union, Lithuanian PEN Center, Lithuanian Association of Literary Translators, as well as a founding member of the Central and East European poetic movement Cap à l’Est.

I write poetry (15 books), essays, articles, even prose. As you can see here, I translate poetry from other languages, and my poetry gets translated as well.

Please come in.

October 6, 2005