| Abstract [eng] |
The Lithuanian poetry changes with the changing political, social and economical conditions. Especially the young generation of poets tries to speak in the new style, the new language. Quite often the young poet reaches for a fast effect, trying to get the attention, to shock, or only to scream: I am. A member of the young generation often tries to deny the traditions and stereotypes of the generation before him. The contemporary Lithuanian poetry of the young generation develops in various directions. Some young authors seeks for the new inserting in the text of a poem conversational style, writes about the daily living needs, uses even curse words. In the poems of the young Lithuanian poets it is impossible to find a fluent story. The poems are short fragmentary texts in the new virtual cyber space. Irony, sarcasm and eroticism are dominant in the poems of the young. The young Lithuanian poet most often uses not the lyrical, but the intellectual natural sources. While trying to renew, the author also tries to shock the system of the traditional values. Other young Lithuanian poets lean on the Lithuanian poetic tradition, reflecting contemporarily romantic ideas, using traditional rhyme. Both the efforts of the young poets’ for a fast effect, and the modification of traditions are necessary, because it certifies the living stream of the Lithuanian poetry. |
