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Marius Burokas

Easy Rider

  • 1 [mieste karantinas] | Translations: ende
  • 2 [įsiskaičiau į tave] | Translations: deen
  • 3 [Knygos yra mano] | Translations: ende
  • 4 Easy Rider | Translations: ende
  • 5 Rašytojų nuotraukos | Translations: ende
  • 6 Rūkas | Translations: endeit
  • 7 Skalbykla | Translations: ende
  • 8 Skruzdėlyno statybos instrukcija | Translations: ende
  • 9 Vasaris | Translations: endeit
Language: lithuanian
Translations: english (Easy Rider), german (Easy Rider)
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Easy Rider

važiuočiau tamsoj
liepsnos autobusu
pro stotį
pilną nemigos klipatų
pro priemiesčius
su apkasais, ambrazūrom
ir dzotais

važiuočiau ramiai
rusendamas
ugnies akvariume
pro daugiabučių riekes
dantis, akių obuolius
boluojančius
tamsos tirščiuose

regėčiau
kaip susiskleidžia miestas
gėlės kumštuku
kaip kruta ir vejas
smėlėtos
jo požemių šaknys

važiuočiau
liepsnos autobusu

tolyn
gilyn

į siaubingą
gamtos svetingumą
drėgną prieglobstį
gurgiančias samanas

važiuočiau
matuotis šalto
ir šlapio drabužio

atsigulti
veidu į aidintį kupolą

išdegti

© Marius Burokas
From: švaraus buvimo
Vilnius: Lithuanian Writer's Union Publishers, 2018
ISBN: 9786094800115
Audio production: Lithuanian Culture Institute, recorded at dropaudio studio, 2019

Translations:

Language: english

Easy Rider

i will ride
the blazing bus in the dark
through the station
of insomniac bums
past the Soviet suburbs
of trenches, embrasures
and pill-boxes

i will ride
quietly smouldering in
an aquarium of flame
past tenement rows
through the dregs of darkness
eyeballs and teeth
shining white

i will watch
how the city closes up
into the fist of a flower
how its sandy
underground roots
stir and seek

i will ride
the blazing bus

farther
deeper

into the horrible
hospitality of nature
a damp refuge
of purling moss

i will ride
to try on wet
cold clothing

to lie
face-up
in an echoing spire

to burn out

Translated from Lithuanian by Rimas Uzgiris
Language: german

Easy Rider

ich führe durch die Finsternis
mit dem Flammenbus
vorbei am Bahnhof
voller Schlaflosigkeitsversehrter
durch die Vorstädte
mit ihren Schützengräben, Schießscharten
und Erdbunkern

ich führe friedlich
glimmend
im Feueraquarium
vorbei an den Schnitten der Wohnblöcke
ihren Zähnen und Augäpfeln
die schimmern
in der Dichte der Dunkelheit

ich sähe
wie die Stadt sich zusammenfaltet
gleich einer Blume zur Faust
wie der Wind sich bewegt
die sandigen
Wurzeln seiner Unterwelt

ich führe
mit dem Flammenbus
in die Ferne
in die Tiefe

in die entsetzliche
Gastlichkeit der Natur
in ihre feuchte Zuflucht
ins murmelnde Moos

ich führe
zur Anprobe des kalten
und nassen Kleides

um mich hinzulegen
mit dem Gesicht zur hallenden Kuppel

um abzubrennen

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Marius Burokas

photo © Evgenija Levin
* 30.04.1977, Vilnius, Lithuania
lives in: Vilnius, Lithuania

Marius Burokas (b. 1977), poet and translator, has studied Lithuanian language and literature at VilniusUniversity. He has worked as a Lithuanian language teacher, has served as project editor for a public relations agency, has worked in advertising agency and has coordinated literary programs at the Eastern Lithuanian Cultural Centre. Now he is a freelance writer, translator and also writes for culture newspapers, does book reviews for “IQ Intelligent Life” magazine and National radio (LRT). Now he is an editor-in-chief of online magazine of Lithuanian literature “Vilnius review”.

 photo © Evgenija Levin
Marius made his debut with the poetry collection Ideograms (Ideogramos) in 1999. His second book of poetry, States of Being (Būsenos), appeared in 2005. His third book – I‘ve Learned Not To Be (Išmokau nebūti) was published in 2011. His third book was awarded “The Young Yotvingian prize” as a best young poet’s book, published in two years. This book was also awarded Antanas Miškinis literary prize. His fourth poetry book of clean life (švaraus buvimo) was published in April 2018 and was awarded Poetry Spring-Maironis prize for the best poetry book.

His selected poetry book in English “Now I Understand” was published by “Parthian Books” in 2018. His poetry book in Ukrainian „Найменші речі“ was also published last year.

He is a compiler and editor in chief of Lithuanian contemporary poetry anthology How the Earth Carries Us – New Lithuanian Poets (published by Lithuanian Culture Institute).

His poetry has been translated into Polish, Russian, Latvian, Finnish, Slovenian, English, German, French, Georgian and Ukrainian. Some of his poetry is also published in “New European Poets” anthology (“Greywolf Press”, 2008), “Washington Review”, “Saint-Petersburg Review” etc.

Marius Burokas translated poetry of American, Canadian, Australian poets and others (Charles Simic, Walter S. Merwin, Gwendolyn MacEwen, Robinson Jeffers, Robert Bly, James Dickey, William Carlos Williams, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Hilda Doolittle (H.D.), Alan Dugan, Al Purdy, Charles Bukowski, David Malouf, Ted Hughes). He is also a compiler and one of the translators of Allen Ginsberg poetry selection “Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems” (2011). He has translated prose of James G. Ballard, Woody Allen, Sherman Alexie, Hunter S. Thompson, Charles Bukowski, Philip Roth, John Updike, Jeanette Winterson and others.

In 2001 he participated in International Writing Program in Iowa. Marius is a Lithuanian Writers’ Union member since 2007 and the member of Lithuanian Association of Literary Translators since 2013.

He lives in Vilnius. E-mail: m.burokas.mb@gmail.com

Publications
  • Ideogramos

    [poetry]

    Vilnius: Vaga, 1999

  • Būsenos

    [poetry]

    Vilnius: Lithuanian Writer's Union Publishers, 2005

  • Išmokau nebūti

    [poetry]

    Vilnius: Tyto alba, 2011

  • Švaraus buvimo

    [poetry]

    Vilnius: Lithuanian Writer's Union Publishers, 2018

  • Now I Understand

    [selected poems in English translation]

    Parthian Books, 2018

  • Найменші речі

    [poetry in Ukrainian translation]

    2019

  • editor of "How the Earth Carries Us – New Lithuanian Poets"

    [poetry anthology]

    Vilnius: Lithuanian Culture Institute,

Awards
  • 2011 Poetic Druskininkai Fall Young Yotvingian Prize for Book "Išmokau nebūti"

  • 2012 Antanas Miškinis Literary Prize

  • 2013 International Poetry Festival Poetry Spring Award for Poetry Translations to Lithuanian

  • 2013 Vilnius Book Festival Award

  • 2016 Vilnius Mayor Award for Poetry about Vilnius

  • 2019 International Poetry Spring Award

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