Born on 18 May 1950 in Kaunas. Died on December 22, 2004 in Vilnius.
In 1973, he graduated from Vilnius University, where he studied Lithuanian language and literature. In 1973-1985, he worked in the literary criticism section of the weekly "Literatūra ir menas", and from 1985 until death - in the literary criticism section of "Mető" magazine.