Gediminas Kajėnas

Gediminas Kajėnas is a poet, essayist, performer of an alternative singing poetry, who was born in1978 in Vilnius. In 2004 he has graduated Vilnius Pedagogical University with Lithuanian filology studies. In 2002 – 2004 G. Kajėnas has worked as an editor in radio broadcast „Poetical readings“. Since 2005 he is a cultural editor and soul of news portal www.bernardinai.lt.

The reviews, articles, essays, talks, translations of G. Kajėnas were published in newspapers „Šiaurės Atėnai“, „Literatūra ir Menas“, „7 meno dienos“, a journal „LUX / jauniems“, and internet www.bernardinai.lt. In 2003 – 2008 he has issued some sets of poetry and essays. The oeuvres of G. Kajėnas were prized by some awards. 

The stylistics of G. Kajėnas songs is very different. During more than ten years he has tried various styles – from singing poetry to blues or reggae. The performer says, that „his singing and playing  took place more in kitchens or rooms of hostels“, so we could say, that festival „It‘s me“ is a great chance for the poet to open his own side of a bard for a bigger audience.