Born on 13.10.1961 in Kėdainiai.
In 1980 he graduated from Kėdainiai 2nd Secondary School (now "Atžalyno" Gymnasium), in 1986 - Lithuanian language and literature studies at Vilnius University.
Since 1981 he has lived in Vilnius.
The author is featured in the "Lithuanian Writers' Digest" (1996), "Encyclopaedia of Lithuanian Literature" (2001).
His poetry has been published in "Metai", "Literatura ir mene", "Nemunas", "Sietyn", "Severo Atėnaios", "Naujoji Romuva", "7 meno dienose", almanacs "Poezijos pavasaris", "Veidai", "Varpai", and other periodicals.
V. Daškevičius' poems are included in the anthology "Anthology of 20th Century Lithuanian Poetry" (compiled by Vytautas Kubilius), in the anthology "From Vilnius to Vilnius" (compiled by Aidas Marčėnas), in the anthology "I Loved" (compiled by Liudvikas Jakimavičius), and in the anthology "The Wonders of His Life" (compiled by Julius Keleras).
His poetry has been translated into English (Lithuanian poetry anthology "Gyvas atodūsis / Breathing free", translator and compiler Vyt Bakaitis), Italian (Lithuanian poetry anthology "In forma di parole", translator and compiler Pietro U. Dini), Polish (Lithuanian poetry anthology "Znad Laudy i Niewiaży / From the Folk Art and the River Nevėžys"), Hungarian, Serbian, Vietnamese.
He has translated Czesław Miłosz's poems from Polish.