Alfonsas Bukontas
{{Short description|Lithuanian poet and translator}}
Alfonsas Bukontas (born September 11, 1941) is a Lithuanian poet, translator, publicist.[https://rasytojai.lt/en/rasytojai/bukontas-alfonsas-2/ Bukontas Alfonsas]Donata Mitaitė, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155640/http://www.lle.lt/FMPro?-db=lle2004.fp5&-format=detail.htm&-lay=straipsnis&-op=eq&a=b&-max=2147483647&-recid=40431&-find=
Bukontas, Alfonsas]
His Jewish parents were killed during the Holocaust and he was saved by the family of Marija and Jeronimas Bukontas, peasants of the {{ill|Dapšiai|lt}} village, Mažeikiai district, recognized among the Lithuianian Righteous Among the Nations in 1995. His father was arrested in 1945 and died in a labor camp in 1948. Alfonsas and his mother went into hiding and avoided deportation.Viktorija Sakaitė, [https://www.genocid.lt/Leidyba/4/viktorij.htm Žydų gelbėjimas] His collection of poems Dapšiu kelio zlatvyslės ("Bog Lights of the Dapšiai Road") is reminiscences associated with the village.Sara Poisson [https://literaturairmenas.lt/literatura/sara-poisson-nykstanti-zmoniu-rusis Nykstanti žmonių rūšis]
In 1964 he graduated in Lithuanian philology from the Vilnius University. After that he worked as a teacher, in various publishing outlets, and edited some magazines. His poems were translated in several languages.
Publications
- Slenkančios kopos. Vilnius: Vaga, 1967. Poems.
- Piešiniai ant vandens. Vilnius: Vaga, 1972. Poems.
- Mėnulio takas. Vilnius: Vaga, 1977. Poems.
- Пока летит стрела. Москва: Советский писатель, 1990. {{ISBN|5-265-01377-6}}. Poetry.
- Penktas metų laikas. Vilnius: Vaga, 1997. A collection.
- Pirštų atspaudai. Vilnius: Tyto alba, 2011. 100 poems.
- Dapšių kelio žaltvykslės. Vilnius: Petro ofsetas, 2014. Poetry.
Awards
- 1979 S. Šimkus award ({{lang|lt|Stasio Šimkaus premija}}) of 1st degree for the text for {{ill|Algirdas Martinaitis|lt}} Salve, Alma Mater.
- 1993 Award of P. Gaučys for the best literary translation into Lithuanian.
- 2000 {{ill|Yotvingian Prize|lt|Jotvingių premija}} for poetry book Penktas metų laikas, and translations of Bhagavadgita, Lev Karsavin, Moyshe Kulbak.
- 2001 Award during Poetry Spring festival for poetry translations into Lithuanian language.
- 2018: Medal of the Order for Merits to Lithuania[https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/590d4723123111e88a05839ea3846d8e?positionInSearchResults=0&searchModelUUID=e723733b-94d2-49df-9aea-99388d6e65da DEKRETAS Dėl LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS IR UŽSIENIO VALSTYBIŲ PILIEČIŲ APDOVANOJIMO LIETUVOS VALSTYBĖS ORDINAIS IR MEDALIAIS VASARIO 16-OSIOS – LIETUVOS VALSTYBĖS ATKŪRIMO DIENOS PROGA 2018 m. vasario 13 d. Nr. 1K-1217]
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