Vytautas Mačernis

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Vytautas Mačernis
Born(1921-06-05)June 5, 1921
Šarnelė, Lithuania
Died7 October 1944(1944-10-07) (aged 23)
Cause of deathKilled by a splinter of an artillery projectile explosion
Resting placeŠarnelė, Lithuania, Reichskommissariat Ostland
NationalityLithuanian
OccupationPoet
Parents
  • Vladislovas Mačernis (father)
  • Elžbieta Vičiulytė-Mačernienė (mother)

Vytautas Mačernis (5 June 1921 – 7 October 1944) was a Lithuanian poet.[1][2]

Biography

Mačernis was born in the village of Šarnelė (now in

Plungė district municipality
), to the parents Vladas Mačernis and Elžbieta Mačernienė was the 2nd eldest among his 13 siblings (of whom 6 died in early childhood). He grew up in his home village, where he wrote most of his poems. His grandmother, who died in 1944, appears in most of his poems as a warm and pleasant memory, as the poet's relation with his grandmother was much closer than the one with his mother.

In 1935 he finished Seda Junior High School and continued his education in Telšiai Gymnasium. It was in the gymnasium that Vytautas started writing poems. His biographers describe his personality as withdrawn and thoughtful during those years.

Vytautas Mačernis studied English language and literature in

Standard Lithuanian
ones.

Mačernis died in 1944 after a splinter of artillery projectile explosion hit his head.[2]

Works

His first poem was published in 1936, the last one – in October 1944.

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