Antanas A. Jonynas at Lviv Book Fair (10-13 September)

One of my favorite poets, Antanas A. Jonynas from Lithuania, will visit this year's Lviv Book Fair (10-13 September). Here's one of his poems translated by Vit Bakaitis:

THE LAST POEM

Man I don't know whether this

world that can demolish worlds

will crumble away in flames

you cannot even make an ant

and what's it really worth

knowing substantial doubt:

if it's fear that makes me doubt

I only hold my fear in doubt

and though madness prevails

I don't go berserk I just write

human life alone

has value there's no

                             thing I ask for