Edmondas Kelmickas (Lithuania)

Edmondas Kelmickas was born in 1954 in Klaipėda. He studied medicine at Vilnius University and worked in various institutions in Klaipėda. Later, he founded and managed an antique shop in Vilnius. His published poetry collections include Durys už durų (Doors Behind Doors, 1983), Smėlis ant slenksčio (Sand on the Threshold, 1987), Žiemos parafonija (Winter’s Paraphonia, 1997), and a book of selected poems Tėvynės ieškojimas (Searching for the Homeland, 2025). In 2026, he was awarded the Vilnius City Mayor’s Prize. Photo by Greta Skaraitienė

Photo by Greta Skaraitienė