Maironis

Maironis as featured on 20 litas banknote (2001 release)

Maironis (born Jonas Mačiulis)( November 2, 1862 – June 28, 1932) is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. Maironis' real name was Jonas Mačiulis. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai Region, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he entered Kaunas Spiritual Seminary. While being at the seminary, Maironis became an active member of the Lithuanian National Movement. Maironis wrote a number of poems. Some of them are contained in his most famous collection of poems "Pavasario Balsai" (The Voices of Spring). Later Maironis studied at St. Petersburg Catholic Theological Academy. In the later years of his life, Maironis worked as a rector of Kaunas Seminary and as a professor at Kaunas University, where he taught literature.

Poetry of Maironis

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