Poet Lidija Šimkutė at European Literature Festival on November 26
Lithuanian-Australian poet Lidija Šimkutė will speak about her poetry and life between two cultures at the European Literature Festival in Japan (https://eulitfest.jp) on November 26, at 18:00-18:45 (Tokyo time). She will be joined by her translator into Japanese Koichi Yakushigawa. Please register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WHolaX9ySiGmsD8qI1j9TQ
Lidija Šimkutė is Lithuanian and Australian bilingual poet and translator. Born in Lithuania in 1942, she now resides in Australia.
L. Šimkutė has published three poetry books in Lithuanian, twelve bilingual poetry collections, her poems were published in literary magazines and anthologies in Lithuania, Australia and USA.
Her poetry has been translated into sixteen languages, including Japanese (six books by publisher Chinkurinkan). Lidija has also translated Australian poetry and prose into Lithuanian and Lithuanian poetry into English.
Lidija‘s poetry has inspired music composers and performers and was used in modern dance and theatre performances.
Most people comment on the brevity of Lidija Šimkutė‘s poetry and are amazed at her concentrated images. Others compare her world view to haiku poetry.
