Born on 17 August 1948 in Delnica, Lazdijai district.
He was exiled with his parents to the Tomsk region of the Russian Federation, and began his education at the Argatyuk Primary School. He returned to Lithuania in 1957 and continued his studies at Šeštokiai secondary school. From 1974 to 1979 he worked in the editorial office of "Literatūros ir meno", from 1979 to 1984 he was deputy editor-in-chief of "Vaga" publishing house, and from 1984 to 1986 he was editor-in-chief of "Vyturis" publishing house. From 1986 - Secretary of the Board of the Lithuanian Writers' Union, 1994-2002 - Chairman of the Lithuanian Writers' Union, 1991-2015 - Editor-in-Chief of the Lithuanian Writers' Union Publishing House. Member of the Editorial Board of the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Art, LATGA Council, and the editorial board of the magazine "Metai".