| Abstrakt: |
Characterizing the processes taking place in Lithuanian poetry after 1990, the author refers to the concept of two co-existing macro-trends, distinguished on the basis of attitudes towards poetic tradition and expectations towards poetry. By putting forward the thesis that the latest Lithuanian lyrical poetry should be placed in a realistic rather than an aesthetic macro-trend, she indicates its specific features (references to the category of "new sincerity", more frequent use of lower stylistic registers, social engagement, a broad range of themes addressed in the poems, clear influences of global tendencies and new media). Additionally, the sketch provides a concise presentation of the works of selected representatives of both macro-trends, as well as poets who are difficult to unequivocally categorize as "aesthetes" or "realists". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
