Ausra Kaziliunaite (Books)

Ausra Kaziliunaite Books

Aušra Kaziliūnaitė is a Lithuanian poet whose works are characterized by a penetrating worldview and a unique stylistic approach. Her poetry, translated into twelve languages, delves into profound human emotions and existential questions. Her selected poems, published in English, were recognized as among the best Baltic literature recently translated into English. Her texts are celebrated for their vivid imagery and their ability to evoke powerful impressions.

The Moon Is a Pill

70 pages
3 hours of reading

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Ausra Kaziliunaite's poetry has been described as 'post-avant-garde'; she is unafraid to shock readers with her surreal, ugly-beautiful imagery, alternative form, and regular resistance to the rigidity of social norms. In The Moon is a Pill, a collection of the best of Ausra's poetry, translated by Rimas Uzgiris, the reader discovers the extent of the poet's social engagement, mixed with a swirl of psychedelia through an existential lens. As she walks around her city, questioning God, stalked by an abandoned stuffed bird, finding a grubby child in an egg, searching for answers in bus stops and windows, her writing is intimate and personal, yet never reassuring, never fluffy, and often with a quiet nod to the complex political past of her country: who can stop you from writing what you want?/ we must understand that his times were those of censorship/ we now live in a greenhouse like some kind of tomato... from 'Freedom'. The Moon is a Pill is part of the Parthian Baltic project.