Born on 01 01 1930 in Šūkliai, Vilkaviskis district. Died 04 09 2016 in Vilnius.
In 1953 he graduated from Vilnius Pedagogical Institute (now the Lithuanian University of Education) and became a teacher of Lithuanian language and literature. In 1953-1970 he worked as a correspondent in the editorial offices of the newspapers "Lietuvos pionierius", "Tarybinis mokytojas", "Liaudies sargyboje", in 1970-1972 he was the secretary in charge of the Vilnius organisation of the "Žinijos" Society, in 1972-1974 he was the head of the editorial department of the "Komsomol Pravda". In 1974 he was expelled from the editorial office and the Lithuanian Journalists' Union (he had been a member since 1958) - his house was searched and his poetry was confiscated. In 1974-1980 he worked as a bibliographer in the Book Chamber. Arrested in 1980 for underground activities, sentenced for cooperation in the underground press (in the publication "Perspektyvos"), imprisoned in camps in the Chiusovoy district of the Perm region from 1981 to 1986. In 1986-1988 he was in exile in Komiya, amnestied in 1988. Editor of "Lietuvos žinios" in 1990-1991, deputy of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania in 1990-1992, signatory of the Act of Restoration of Independence of 11 March. Member of the PEN Club, since 1989 rejoined the Lithuanian Union of Journalists. In 1992 he retired and devoted himself to creative work.