Kęstutis Navakas
Author

Poems

iš nežinomo poeto dienoraščio - pirmadienis lithuanian

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iš nežinomo poeto dienoraščio - antradienis lithuanian

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iš nežinomo poeto dienoraščio - trečiadienis lithuanian

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iš nežinomo poeto dienoraščio - ketvirtadienis lithuanian

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iš nežinomo poeto dienoraščio - penktadienis lithuanian

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iš nežinomo poeto dienoraščio - šeštadienis lithuanian

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iš nežinomo poeto dienoraščio - sekmadienis lithuanian

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iš nežinomo poeto dienoraščio - sekmadienis plius lithuanian

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* 24.02.1964, Šeiminiškės, Lithuania
† 16.02.2020, Kaunas, Lithuania

Kęstutis Navakas is a poet, essayist, literary critic and translator. In 1987-1988 he was chairperson of the Kaunas Young Writers’ Section, since 1993 he is a member of the Lithuanian Writers’ Union.

From 1994 to 1996 Navakas was culture columnist and literary critic for the newspapers Kauno diena and Noriu. From 1998 to 1999 he worked for Lithuanian State Television reviewing new books. After opening a bookstore, Seven Solitudes, in 1996, he headed it until 2000. From 2002 to 2004 he worked at the Lithuanian State Television on a programme Culture House. At the present time he cooperates in a weekly Nemunas.

Navakas made his literary debut in 1988 with a collection of poetry Krintantis turi sparnus (A Falling One Has Got Wings). Later he has published three other books of poetry, a collection of essays and a humorous poetry book.

In 2006 Navakas received a National Award of Culture and Arts and Julijonas Lindė-Dobilas Prize.

Navakas has translated poetry from German and other languages (Walther von der Vogelweide, Else Lasker-Schüler, Ernst Jandl, Edgar Allan Poe, George Gordon Byron, Aloysius Betrand and others). His translations also include several plays and librettos.

His poetry has been translated into English, German, Swedish, Russian, Georgian and other languages.