Septyni (The Seven) [Collection of poems]

Print run 700 copies.

Near Fine condition; due enlarged size of the cover, its fore-edge and bottom edge are slightly wrapped and show some fraying with minor tears (less than 0,5 cm), minorly damaged spine at the centre; internally few small foxing spots mainly at the beginning and at the end of the book. With Zupka inscription on the flyleaf.

The antalogy of seven young poets represents liberal wing of the catholic literature. Its editor poet Klemensas Dulkė (1909-1944) was a member of right-wing student corporation "Lietuva". After acquaintance with Vytautas Gira, in 1933 they decided to publish small literary almanac, involving several young poets in it, who had not become popular then. Gira, being an initiator of this publication, tasked Dulkė with editing work. The almanac appeared same year, and included seven young talented poets - Stasys Būdavas, Mykolas Linkevičius, Kazys Zupka (real name Kectoris), Alė Sidabraite (Žalinkevičaitė-Petrausklenė), Stepas Zobarskas, Klemensas Dulkė and Vytautas Sirijos Gira. Each of them represented seven poems (except Dulkė with only five poems). According to Gira, because leftist poets had not been involved in the almanac, this allowed poetry to stay above political views. The publication includes photographic image with all participants on the plate, before each author's poems, listed his published poetry collections.

Kazys Zupka-Kecioris (1911-1999) - right-wing poet, teacher, journalist, editor. With Linkevičius and Būdavas studied at the theological seminary of Kaunas, but his literary experiments were not approved by seminary and he had left it. His bright, lyric poems were very popular among young people of that time. Zupka's poetry is characterized by neo-romantic style, the beauty of the native village is inspired by the tender tone.

Mykolas Linkevičius (1909-1941) – poet and writer, student of the seminary of Kaunas. The main poetry motives are parental poverty, longing for native land, banal love, personalization of the folk God-Caretaker of the Lithuanian land. His verses characterized by a grainy, elegant tone.

Vytautas Sirijos Gira (1911-1997) - son of famous Liudas Gira, till 1940 talented creator of refined cabaret poetry, playfully ironic, original and intruguing. He published poetry collections charged with avantgardism during the inter-war period, and debuted as a writer of prose in the Soviet years.

Stepas Zobarskas (1911-1984) - writer, translator and editor. Was one of the most popular children and youth writers in the interwar Lithuania. Started as a poet, later he turned to prose.

Stasius Būdavas (1908-1966) – prose writer, poet and priest. He has tried many literary styles during his literary career, but most of all valued his realistic novels.

Alė Sidabraitė (1900-1986) (real name Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė) – actress and writer, the only lady in the current project.