Lithuanian poet, translator, playwright, essayist and critic
Sigitas Geda (full name - Sigitas Zigmas Geda; 4 February 1943 – 12 December 2008) was a
Lithuanian poet, translator, playwright, essayist, critic and a member of the Lithuanian independence movement,
Sąjūdis, and of the Lithuanian parliament,
Seimas.
Life
Early life
Sigitas Geda was born in the village of Paterai, in the
Lazdijai district of
Lithuania during the
German occupation of Lithuania, to Zigmas Geda and Aleksandra Gedienė. He was the fourth of seven children.
Education and career
Geda studied history and
philology at
Vilnius University. His collection Pėdos (Footprints) was published in 1966.[1] He was also a leading figure in the Movement for the Support of Perestroika[2] or
Sąjūdis. For a time Geda withdrew from public life in the independent Lithuania because of his dislike of corruption and infighting.[3]
Geda's poetry has been translated into English by
Kerry Shawn Keys.
Lithuanian poet, translator, playwright, essayist and critic
Sigitas Geda (full name - Sigitas Zigmas Geda; 4 February 1943 – 12 December 2008) was a
Lithuanian poet, translator, playwright, essayist, critic and a member of the Lithuanian independence movement,
Sąjūdis, and of the Lithuanian parliament,
Seimas.
Life
Early life
Sigitas Geda was born in the village of Paterai, in the
Lazdijai district of
Lithuania during the
German occupation of Lithuania, to Zigmas Geda and Aleksandra Gedienė. He was the fourth of seven children.
Education and career
Geda studied history and
philology at
Vilnius University. His collection Pėdos (Footprints) was published in 1966.[1] He was also a leading figure in the Movement for the Support of Perestroika[2] or
Sąjūdis. For a time Geda withdrew from public life in the independent Lithuania because of his dislike of corruption and infighting.[3]
Geda's poetry has been translated into English by
Kerry Shawn Keys.