Vyt Bakaitis (born 1940) is an American translator, editor, and poet born in Lithuania, three additional volumes he translated from the Lithuanian are by which contemporary poet, a Lithuanian American filmmaker, poet and artist who has often been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema."?
Jonas Mekas Jonas Mekas (] ; born December 24, 1922) is a Lithuanian American filmmaker, poet and artist who has often been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema." His work has been exhibited in museums and festivals worldwide.
Eliakum Zunser Eliakum Zunser (Eliakim Badchen, Elikum Tsunzer) (October 28, 1836 – September 22, 1913) was a Lithuanian Jewish Yiddish-language poet, songwriter, and "badchen" who lived out the last part of his life in the U.S. A 1905 article in the "New York Times" lauded him as "the father of Yiddish poetry". About a quarter of his roughly 600 songs survive. He influenced and was influenced by Brody singer Velvel Zbarzher, although it is not believed that they ever met.