Tautvyda Marcinkevičiūtė-Patackienė was born in Kaunas on July 31, 1955. Between 1974-1979 she studied the English language and literature at Vilnius University. She is constantly publishing poetry and translations (literature, drama) in the press. The translation of the book of Hugh Prather “Notes for Myself: My Attempts to Become a Personality“ was issued by Trigrama in 1998. T. Marcinkevičiūtė also worked at the excursions bureau of Kaunas. From 1991 she is a member of the Lithuanian Writers’ Union.
Bibliography
Gyvybės graužatis (Chagrin of Life): poems. Vilnius, Vaga, 1984.
Tauridė (Tauride): poems. Vilnius, Vaga, 1990.
Medalionas (Medallion): poems. Kaunas, Oškinis Publishers, 1992.
Ist Endo ledi ir kiti eilėraščiai (East End Lady and Other Poems): poems, stories. Kaunas. Europa, 1995.
Pašto ženklas Sverige (Postmark Sverige): poems. Kaunas, Aušra, 1997.
Juodasis asfalto veidrodis (Black Mirror of Asphalt): poems. Vilnius, LWU Publishers, 1998.
Gatvės muzikantas (Street Musician): poems. Vilnius, Alma Littera, 2001.
Dėkoju už alyvas (Thanks for Lilacs): poems. Kaunas, Nemunas, 2005.
K. E. Lionė, poems. Kaunas, Lithuanian Writers’ Union Publishers, 2008.
Awards
1984 – Winner of Zigmas Gėlė prize for the first selection of poems "Chagrin of Life".
1999 – Prize of the magazine “Moteris” during the Poetry Spring.
2001 – Winner of One Litas prize for Grušas-like creativity in the book "Street Musician".
