Lithuanian poet Eugenijus Ališanka interviewed for Maintenant
One of the commanding figures of the contemporary European poetry scene, Eugenijus Ališanka is a prolific and versatile poet, translator, essayist and editor. In this extraordinary and generous interview he discusses his experiences of the defining moments in Lithuania’s recent and social political history – his birth in Siberia, the fall of Communism and the shedding of Russian shackles, how poetry has shaped his life and how it is has led him to be admired as one of the most cultured and eloquent poetic practitioners across the continent.
For the 33rd edition of Maintenant, Eugenijus Ališanka. The interview is also accompanied by five poems.
http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-33-eugenijus-alisanka/
http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/five-poems-eugenijus-alisanka/
Special thanks to Daiva Parulskiene & Jan Wagner
You can read also the interview with the Lithuanian poet Donatas Petrošius, published in the 10th edition of Maintenant.
http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-10-donatas-petrosius/
http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/three-poems-donatas-petrosius/
