Kazys Binkis

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Kazys Binkis
Binkis in 1920
Born(1893-11-16)16 November 1893
Gudeliai, Panevėžys County, Russian Empire
Died27 April 1942(1942-04-27) (aged 48)
Kaunas, Reichskommissariat Ostland
NationalityLithuanian
Other namesK. Alijošius
K. Papilietis
Kazys
Kazys Roviejietis
Nedarbininkas
Neklaipėdietis
Nelatvis
Nepartyvis
Ras Desta
Riza Chanas
EducationHumboldt University of Berlin
Occupation(s)Poet, journalist, playwright
Years active1909–1942
Spouses
  • Pranė Binkienė
  • Sofija Binkienė
Children2

Kazys Binkis (16 November 1893 – 27 April 1942) was a Lithuanian poet, journalist, and playwright.

Biography

Kazys Binkis was born on 16 November 1893 in the village of Gudeliai in

futurism (1922–1928).[1]

He made his living from literary work. In 1922, together with other authors, he published an almanac The Prophet of the Four Winds; in 1924 he organized a journal Keturi vėjai. He edited anthologies of Lithuanian folk poetry and songs. He also worked at the Society of Lithuanian Writers; for some years was a member of its board. He was a contributor to Literatūros naujienos (The News of Literature) and worked as a journalist.[1]

Binkis died on 27 April 1942 in Kaunas, and is buried at Petrašiūnai Cemetery.

Literary works

The heritage of Binkis's works is not large, but in all fields he achieved significant results. He wrote humorous and satirical poems, rhymed feuilletons, and published poetry books for children.[1]

In 1920 his first collection of poems Eilėraščiai (The Poems) was published. This collection of lyrical poems is one of the best works of Lithuanian poetry of this era. During his studies in Berlin Binkis was influenced by modernist poetry; this led him to found the modernist Keturi vėjai (Four Winds) literary movement. Keturi vėjai did not leave great literary works but broke the routine, brought new literary forms, and this way made big impact on Lithuanian poetry. In 1923 (second edition in 1926) he published his second, futurist, collection of poems 100 Pavasarių (One Hundred Springs). From 1927 to 1931 Binkis published humorous poems in various periodicals; some of them were published as separate books - Tamošius Bekepuris ir kitos Alijošiaus dainuškos was published in 1928, Kriaučius Motiejus (Tailor Motiejus) was published in 1947.[2]

He debuted as a play writer in 1938 with a piece Atžalynas (The Undergrowth). Encouraged by the success of his debut, he started writing a new play Generalinė repeticija (Dress Rehearsal) which he did not complete. Generalinė repeticija had bigger ambitions, a different form, and composition. Generalinė repeticija was first time staged abroad, in Hanau camp in 1948, and was published in 1958 in Pergalė journal. In Lithuania it was staged for the first time in 1959 (Ostrauskas, 1997).

Righteous
Among the Nations
By country

Righteous Among the Nations

During the

Lithuanian Jews in his home. At the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, there is a tree planted, commemorating Sofia and Kazys Binkis as among the "Righteous Among the Nations" (number 660).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c LMS IC: Classic Lithuanian Literature Anthology: Kazys Binkis (about the author) at antologija.lt
  2. ^ Ostrauskas, Kostas. Žodžiai ir žmonės: Straipsniai, atsiminimai, laiškai. – Vilnius: Vaga 1997.
  3. Holocaust, at Yad Vashem
    website

External sources
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