Born on 20 September 1954 in Panemunis, Rokiškis district.
In 1973 graduated from Pandelis secondary school. In 1973-1975 he served in the USSR army, after his return in 1975-1976 he worked as an operator in the communications department of Panemunis. In 1976-1979 he studied Lithuanian language and literature at Vilnius University, and later continued his studies part-time. From 1978 to 1988 he worked at the Vilnius University's Department of Economics. In 1989, he worked at the editorial office of "Atgimimas" as the head of the culture department, and later as a freelance correspondent. In 1990-1992 he taught ethics at the Užupis Secondary School in Vilnius, developed a curriculum in ethics and comparative religious studies. At the same time, he worked as a correspondent for the weekly magazine for teachers "Dialogas". In 1992-1994 he was editor and co-editor of the non-periodical publication for young people "Eisra", a publication of culture, religious studies and philosophy. In 1994-1996 he worked as a correspondent for UAB "Vilniaus laikraštis". Since 1988 he has been translating for various publishing houses, preparing articles on science popularisation for the magazine "Mokslas ir gyvenimas", and collaborating in other publications. In 1989-1995 he participated in the activities of the Lithuanian Rerich and Vydūnas Societies, the Vilnius Juvenologists' Club, and the SOS Children agency. In 1995-2001, he actively participated in the "Panemunio krivūlė" (Panemunio krivūle) society. Since 1998 he has worked as a regular weekly columnist for the weekly newspaper "Šeimininkė", prepared reviews of cultural events for the newspaper "Mokslo Lietuva", reviewed books. He has published his work in several "Poetry Spring" almanacs and various collections. He helped in the preparation and publication of the books "Panemunis" (a cultural history of the 400-year old town) and "The Year of Loss" (about the exiles and resisters of the Panemunis region).