Born on 19 January 1945 in Radiškiai, Biržai district.
1962-1970 studied Lithuanian language and literature at Vilnius University. 1968-1973 - literary worker at the daily newspaper "Tiesa"; 1974-1991 - literary consultant of the Lithuanian Writers' Union, responsible secretary of the Council for Literary Relations and Artistic Translation; 1992 - editor-in-chief of the Lithuanian Culture Institute; 1992-1996 - literary consultant of the Lithuanian Culture Institute. 1996-1997 chief reviewer of the weekly "Sargyba"; 1997-1998 correspondent of the daily newspaper "Lietuvos aidas"; 1998-2004 editor of UAB "Du Ka", UAB "Akreta", VšĮ "Artlora". 2004-2010 Press analyst at the Office of the Inspector of Journalistic Ethics. Since 2004, member of the Lithuanian Literary Translators' Union. He has published many translations, original articles, reviews and reviews in periodicals, almanacs and books.