Then What by Gintaras Grajauskas, trans. by Rimas Uzgiris Paul Sutherland Jaffo the Calypsonian (1994) Between

Jaffo the Calypsonian (1994) Between Silence and Silence (2003)

blossom of mourning still sifting within me

Michael Longley

elsewhere) as the mouthpiece of the universe

Dowling’s poetry is never shallow

Then What by Gintaras Grajauskas, trans. by Rimas Uzgiris Paul Sutherland Jaffo the Calypsonian (1994) BetweenWith the demise of the Soviet Union, Lithuania jumped from a neo romantic modernism straight into the postmodern wasteland of unfettered capitalism. Pensions disappeared along with jobs. Everything underwent reform. Everything was for sale. Poetry audiences went from stadium size to coffee house size. Giddy joy was followed by disillusion, anxiety, angst. Gintaras Grajauskass poetry cannot be understood without this backdrop, for it was here that he