Poet and publicist Jonas Kantautas died Tradition

The author was born in 1940. Gulbiškii, Vilkaviškis district. in 1959 graduated from Pilviškių secondary faculty. Whereas learning and following graduating from highschool, he participated within the literary actions of Vilkaviškis district. He wrote poems from a younger age, whereas nonetheless in highschool he turned a correspondent for a neighborhood newspaper and even acquired a “Certificates of Correspondent”.

in 1964 graduated from the Klaipėda Maritime Faculty (now the Lithuanian Greater Maritime Faculty), acquiring the qualification of a technician-pilot, in 1967. he was given the qualification of captain.

in 1971 J. Kantautas graduated from Vilnius College and obtained the qualification of a journalist. 1964-1967 labored as a long-distance navigator on varied ships, later as a correspondent for “Tarybinės Klaipėdos”. Within the Eighties, he based and edited a complement to the newspaper “Wind Rose” dedicated to maritime works, naval and maritime historical past.

Since 1969 Within the mid-2000s, along with like-minded individuals, he organized Poetry Weeks, literary Wednesdays, throughout which the works for the newspaper’s literary complement “Drops of Amber” are additionally mentioned.

Based on the books “White wave”, “Sea full moon”, “Scars of the shore”, “Ocean land”, “Waves of journey wheels”, “Sea and sky”, “Swords of the waves” ” – every thing regarding man within the sea, the unbroken connection between man and the ocean.

Later, he labored as a correspondent for “Lietuvos žežiros”, the consultant of the All-Union Safety Company for the Klaipėda space, and the deputy editor of the newspaper of the Council of the Lithuanian Reform Motion (LPS) “Klaipėdos keleipis”.

in 1972 admitted to the Union of Lithuanian Journalists. 1972-1977 was the chairman of the Klaipėda Younger Writers’ Part. 1991-2006 Chairman of the Lithuanian language fee of town of Klaipėda.

Since 1991 – Member of the Lithuanian Seamen’s Union, since 2010. – Member of the Affiliation of Lithuanian Artwork Creators.

in 2016 J.Kantautas was awarded the Ieva Simonaitytė prize.