KB: The Suspect

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By Marcelijus Martinaitis

Series: Terra Incognita Series

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KB: The Suspect introduces readers to the poet Marcelijus Martinaitis's common-man alter ego, K.B., who navigates the challenges of the post-Soviet era alongside universal human struggles. This collection of poetry, translated by Laima Vince, combines sharp wit, humour, and a salty edge with deep compassion and tenderness, creating a vivid portrait of Eastern European life and personal turmoil.
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This collection will appeal to readers interested in Eastern European culture, contemporary poetry, and those seeking insight into post-Soviet experiences through a poetic lens. Fans of poets like Zagajewski, Szymborska, Herbert, and Holub will find this work compelling.

KB: The Suspect addresses post-Soviet East European reality as no other collection to date.

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To the pantheon of East European poets—Zagajewski, Szymborska, Herbert, Holub—we must now add Martinaitis. KB: The Suspect, the poet's common-man alter ego, has one foot in the miseries and fears of the post-Soviet era, one in the usual turmoils of the human self. In Laima Vince's wonderful translation, this poetry is sharp, comic, salty, yet at the same time overflowing with compassion and tenderness. - Alicia Suskin Ostriker

Marcelijus Martinaitis is a well-known Lithuanian poet and essayist. He has published ten collections of poetry. This is his first collection in English.

Laima Vince is a poet, writer, and translator. She teaches at the University of Southern Maine and directs the Stonecoast Summer Writers' Conference.

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KB: The Suspect

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ISBN: 9781893996281

Publisher: White Pine Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 May 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: White Pine Press

Illustration: Illustrations

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Translated by Laima Vince

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 141g

Pages: 140

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Arts & Culture Marcelijus Martinaitis Non-Fiction Poetry Series: Terra Incognita Series

About the Author

Marcelijus Martinaitis is a poet, essayist, and translator. He is a major poet and is well known in Lithuania as a public figure in the fight for the restoration of the independent state of Lithuania since 1988. Martinaitis has published ten collections of poetry, including his most popular collection, The Ballads of Kukuti and two collections of essays. Laima Vince is a poet, writer, and translator. She teaches at the University of South Maine and directs the Stonecoast Summer Writer's Conference. She has translated both poetry and prose from Lithuanian, including The Earth Remains: An Anthology of Contemporary Lithuanian Prose. She is currently a Fulbright lecturer in Lithuania.

KB: The Suspect