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XXXVII International Literature Festival "Poetic Druskininkai Autumn" 2026

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Poetry Cinema Rituals

Featuring Enrika Striogaitė, Tomas S. Butkus,
Dominykas Andriuškevičius.

Cafe "Films and Coffee"
Šv. Mikalojaus g. 7, Vilnius

Kerry Shawn Keys' poetry book "Weather Station in the Dog Village"
Book launch / presentation of "(PDA Friends Series, V)

Featuring Kerry Shawn Keys, translators Kornelijus Platelis,
Marius Burokas, Dominykas Norkūnas, and others.

Veda Saulius Vasiliauskas.

Cafe "Films and Coffee"
Šv. Mikalojaus g. 7, Vilnius

Literary Vilnius. Old Town Tour (EN)

Hosted by antiquarian bookseller Jonas Juozas Valonis and publicist
Zigmas Pakštaitis.

"Poetic Druskininkai Autumn" Almanac Launch

Hosted by the almanac editors Vytas Dekšnys and Rimas Užgiris.

House of Literature
11 St. John Street, Vilnius

Participants' bus to Druskininkai

Departs from the Lithuanian Writers' Union
6 K. Sirvydas Street, Vilnius

Participant registration

Center "Dainava"
22 Maironis Street, Druskininkai

Festival opening

Raising of the "Poetic Druskininkai Autumn" flag

Near the former cafe "Širdelė"

Discussion "Poetry Rituals"

Moderated by Rimas Užgiris.

Participating: Laima Kreivytė, Saulius Vasiliauskas, and others.

"Aušrinė" Hall at the "Dainava" Center

Ričardas Šileika's exhibition "Visual Chronicle of an Analogue Process
Opening

Coffee break.

Center "Dainava", lobby of the "Aušrinė" Hall

Presentation of books published over the past year

Hosted by Mantas Tamošaitis and Eglė Ambrožaitė.

Publishing houses will be selling their publications.

Center "Dainava", "Saulė" Hall

Poetry evening

Readings by Dovydas Grajauskas (Lithuania), Sveta Grigorjeva
(Estija), Roman Honet (Lenkija), Mindaugas Nastaravičius
(Lithuania), Līva Marta Roze (Latvia), Kristina
Tamulevičiūtė (Lithuania).

Hosted by Laura Kromalcaitė and Ernestas Noreika.

"Aušrinė" Hall at the "Dainava" Center

Poetic Night: Young Poets' Readings

Readings by Saulė Marija Baškytė, Jokūbas Barisevičius,
Dominykas Kručkauskas, Simas Lenkšas, Kornelija
Mikalauskaitė, Grantas Rogožinskas, Mūza Svetickaitė,
Martina Taurinskaitė, and others.

Hosted by Jonas Juozas Valonis and Zigmas Pakštaitis.

Restaurant "Dangaus skliautas"
Kurorto g. 8, Druskininkai

Open mic

Hosted by Donatas Petrošius.

Restaurant "Dangaus skliautas"

Secret readings

Two poems – a favorite poem by another poet and
one's own – readings

Hosted by Ričardas Šileika.

V. K. Jonynas Gallery
Turistų g. 9, Druskininkai

Antanas Dambrauskas Award for Poetry Translation
Presentation

Participating are the laureate, poets, and a representative of the prize patron, Druskininkai
Representatives of the Rotary Club.

At the Antanas Dambrauskas Chair (sculptor Alfonsas Vaura)
Vytauto g. 4, Druskininkai

VERSOPOLIS platform of the EU "Creative Europe" programme
poet readings

Reading: Marija Dejanović (Croatia) and Jan Škrob (Czechia).

Hosted by Dominykas Norkūnas.

Center "Dainava", "Saulė" Hall

Young poetry: review of young poets' poetry
(open ONLY to participants of the young poets' readings)

Participating: Antanas A. Jonynas, Kornelijus Platelis,
Mantas Balakauskas.

Center "Dainava", "Perkūnas" Hall

Poetry afternoon / Evening poetry readings

Reading: Alvydas Šlepikas, Donatas Petrošius, Nerijus
Cibulskas, Vitalija Maksvytė, Indrė Valantinaitė,
Kornelijus Platelis, Dainius Dirgėla, Dovilė Zelčiūtė,
Mantas Balakauskas, Tadas Zaronskis, Nojus Saulytis,
Tautvyda Marcinkevičiūtė, Agnė Žagrakalytė.

Hosted by Dainius Dirgėla.

Druskininkai Culture Center "Lelija" (or Druskininkų kultūros Lelija
V. Kudirkos g. 39, Druskininkai

Solemn closing poetry evening

Awarding of the Yotvingian and Young Yotvingian Prizes.
Awarding of the Antanas A. Jonynas Prize. "Nemunas" magazine
Awarding of the "Poetry Unites and Connects Us" prize.
Awarding of the contest laureates.

Reading: Metin Celâl (Turkey), Benediktas Januševičius
(Lithuania), Edmondas Kelmickas (Lithuania), Kerry Shawn Keys
(Lithuania / USA), Kateryna Mikhalitsyna (Ukraine),
Rūta Mikulėnaitė-Jonuškienė (Lithuania), Charl-Pierre Naudé
(South Africa), Alicia E. Stallings (USA).

Hosted by Daiva Čepauskaitė and Eugenijus Ališanka.

"Aušrinė" Hall at the "Dainava" Center

Poetry auction "Happy Half-Hour"

All funds collected during the auction will be allocated to Lithuania's
Writers' Union Literature Fund as support for Ukraine.

Hosted by Simonas Bernotas and Austėja Jakas.

Restaurant "Dangaus skliautas"
Kurorto g. 8, Druskininkai

Disco / Dance party

Hosted by Pijus Opera and Dovydas Grajauskas.

Restaurant "Dangaus skliautas"

Participants' bus to Vilnius

Departs from the "Dainava" center

Closing poetry evening

Read by the festival laureates and guests.

Hosted by Rimas Užgiris and Justina Žvirblytė.

MO Museum
is located at Pylimo g. 17, Vilnius.

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