Name Sigitas Geda Education Vilnius University | Role Poet | |
Died December 12, 2008, Vilnius, Lithuania Books Eilerasciai: eilerasciai Children Marta Naudziuniene, Ursule Gedaite Parents Aleksandra Gediene, Zigmas Geda Similar People Marcelijus Martinaitis, Alfonsas Andriuskevicius, Rainer Maria Rilke, Jaan Kaplinski, Stanislaw Grochowiak | ||
In memoria sigitas geda
Sigitas Geda (full name - Sigitas Zigmas Geda; February 4, 1943 – December 12, 2008) was a Lithuanian poet, translator, playwright, essayist, critic and a member of the Lithuanian independence movement, Sajudis, and of the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas.
Contents
- In memoria sigitas geda
- Sigitas geda suart jimas i poemos strazdas
- Early life
- Education and career
- Awards
- References
Sigitas geda suart jimas i poemos strazdas
Early life
Sigitas Geda was born in the village of Paterai, in the Lazdijai district of Lithuania (at the time, the Lithuanian SSR), to Zigmas Geda and Aleksandra Gediene. He was the fourth of seven children.
Education and career
Geda studied history and philology at Vilnius University. His collection Pedos (Footprints) was published in 1966. He was also a leading figure in the Movement for the Support of Perestroika or Sajudis. For a time Geda withdrew from public life in the independent Lithuania because of his dislike of corruption and infighting.
Geda's poetry has been translated into English by Kerry Shawn Keys.
Awards
