Justinas Marcinkevičius was born on March 10, 1930, in the Prienai region. He was a poet, translator, academician and a laureate of the Lithuanian National Prize and “Santarvė” prizewinner.

Justinas Marcinkevičius represents the writers’ generation that came to prominence in the middle of the 1960s. His works’ topics are tightly related to the values of agrarian culture: the survival of the Lithuanian nation and its traditions.

His books of poetry: Prašau žodžio (I ask to speak, 1955), Duoną raikančios rankos (Bread cutting hands, 1963), Mediniai tiltai (Wooden bridges, 1966), Liepsnojantis krūmas (The flaming bush, 1968) Gyvenimo švelnus prisiglaudimas (The tender touch of life, 1978), Būk ir palaimink (Be and bless, 1980) et al.

The Drama trilogy: Mindaugas (1968), Mažvydas (1977), and Katedra (Cathedral, 1971).

Justinas Marcinkevičius has translated the works of A. Mickevičius: Gražina, Vėlinės (All Souls’ Day), Meilės Sonetai (Love sonnets), the Estonian epic, Kalevo sūnus (The son of Kalevas), the Finnish folk epic Kalevala and more.

The publishing house “Versus aureus” published the selection of J. Marcinkevičius’ poems, Amžino rūpesčio pieva (The meadow of eternal concern), reflecting his poetic path from 1962 to 2004.