Programme

XXXIV International Literary Festival Druskininkai Poetic Fall 2023

Do good Poets Steal?

September 27, Wednesday

18.00

Presentation of the Druskininkai Poetic Fall Almanach hosted by Vytas Dekšnys and Rimas Užgiris.
Vilnius Literary House, 11 Šv. Jono street 11, Vilnius

September 28, Thursday

16.30

Foreign guests depart to Druskininkai from the Lithuanian Writers Union, 6 K. Sirvydo Street.

September 29, Friday

11.00	Participant registration in Druskininkai. Dainava center, Širdelė café, Bubilas Hall, 16 Maironio Street.
11.00	Meetings with children in Druskininkai schools.
13.45	Opening of the festival. The Druskininkai Poetic Fall flag raising ceremony near the Širdelė café.
14.00	“Do good Poets Steal?” – a discussion moderated by Dalius Jonkus. Dainava center, Aušrinė Hall. Simultaneous translation.
16.00	Coffee break. Polish Institute in Vilnius exhibition "From the Shadows" opening, photographer Bartosz Frątczak. Dainava center, lobby of the Aušrinė Hall.
16.30	A presentation of books published over the past year. Dainava center, Saulė hall. The publishing houses will be presenting and selling their books.
19.00	Poetry evening. Dainava center, Aušrinė Hall. Hosted by Rūta Elijošaitytė-Kaikarė and Kotryna Pranckūnaitė. Featured poets: Lali Michaeli (Israel), Ramūnas Liutkevičius (Lithuania), Maria Callís (Catalonia), Adam Dickinson (Canada), Carlos Aguasaco (Colombia), Dovilė Bagdonaitė (Lihuania), Radu Vancu (Ramania), Arvis Viguls (Latvia), Rolandas Rastauskas (Lithuania).
21.00	A poetic night: readings of the young poets. Hosted by Laura Kromalcaitė and Tomas Petrulis. Dainava center, Širdelė café, Bubilas Hall.
22.30	Open mic hosted by Donatas Petrošius. Dainava center, Širdelė café, Bubilas Hall.
00.00	Secret Readings

September 30, Saturday

11.00	Readings of two poems – one’s own and the most favorite by another poet. Hosted by Ričardas Šileika and Dainius Gintalas. V. K. Jonyno Gallery. Turistų St. 9, Druskininkai (no translation provided)
14.00	Readings featuring poets from the project VERSOPOLIS, part of the EU program “Creative Europe.” Hosted by Uršulė Gedaitė. Featured poets: Annemarie Ní Churreáin (Ireland) ir Claus Høxbroe (Denmark). Dainava center, Širdelė café, Bubilas Hall.
15.00	Young poetry: discussion. Dainava center, Perkūnas Hall.
16.00	Evening readings SELECTIVE. Hosted by Dainius Dirgėla. Širdelė café, Bubilas Hall. Featured poets: Andrej Chadanovič (Belarus), Gerardo Beltrán (Meksika, Lenkija), Ieva Toleikytė, Justina Žvirblytė, Tomas S. Butkus, Renata Karvelis, Albinas Galinis, Laura Kromalcaitė, Liutauras Leščinskas, Patricija Gudeikaitė, Knuts Skujenieks via Vladas Braziūnas.
19.00	Festivities and closing poetry evening hosted by Daiva Čepauskaitė and Zigmas Pakštaitis. Dainava center, Aušrinė Hall. Featured poets: Hanneleele Kaldma (Estonia), Vytautas Kaziela (Lithuania), Julia Fiedorczuk (Poland), Mindaugas Milašius-Montė (Lithuania), Oleksandr Irvanets (Ukraine). Award ceremony of the Yotvingian and Young Yotvingian Prizes. Award ceremonies. Bestowal of awards on the contests’ laureates.
21.00	Gift Party "I loved you without you knowing it" hosted by Agnė Žagrakalytė Dainava center, Širdelė café, Bubilas Hall.
22.00	Night program: disco. Dainava center, Širdelė café, Bubilas Hall.

October 1, Sunday

11.00	Bus carrying the festival participants to Vilnius departing from the Dainava center.
17.00	An evening of poetry. Poetry read by the festival laureates, guests. MO Museum, 17 Pylimo Street, Vilnius

Exhibition

From September 29th - October 1st - Gvidas Latakas' medals exhibition "For Samogitian and Lithuanian Poets", Vytautas Kazimiers Jonynas gallery (41 M. K. Čiurlionis str.)

Anonymous contest

Single poem contest;
Single poem contest under the topic “Found lines”. The found/stolen line(s) may only be an epigraph to the poem, and the poem may be ordinary, but quotations, allusions would add value to the poem. A poem can also be made as a collage of other people's verses.
Humorous poem contest under the topic “Poet, your beret is on fire”