Keturi vėjai

Keturi vėjai (The Four Winds) - Lithuanian literary movement and literary journal (1924 - 1928).

"Keturi vėjai" movement started with publication of "The Prophet of the Four Winds" by Kazys Binkis (1893–1942). The theoretical basis of "Keturi vėjai" initially was futurism which arrived through Russia from the West and later cubism, dadaism, surrealism, unanimism, and German expressionism. The most influensive futurist for Lithuanian writers was Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. Members of "Keturi vėjai" were founder Kazys Binkis, Antanas Rimydis (b. 1905), Juozas Tysliava (b. 1902), Salys Šemerys (b. 1898), Juozas Žengė (b. 1899), Teofilis Tilvytis (b. 1903) [ [http://www.tekstai.lt/tekstai/4vejai/apie/nyliunas.htm Alfonsas Nyka-Niliūnas. "Keturi vėjai ir keturvėjinikai", "Aidai", 1949, No. 24] ] .

Poet Adomas Jakštas was the most fierce critic of "Keturi vėjai" movement. Literary principles , aesthetics, and philosophy of "Keturi vėjai" were not acceptable to Jakštas. The only poet of that generation not attracted to "Keturi vėjai" was Stasys Santvaras who was more interested in symbolism and expressionism than in modern forms of poetry (Nyka-Niliūnas:1949).

Poetry of dadaist Pranas Morkūnas (1900-1941) can be seen as continuation of rebellion started by "Keturi vėjai" against traditional poetry [http://www.lle.lt/FMPro?-db=lle2004.fp5&-format=detail.htm&-lay=straipsnis&-op=eq&ID=1587&-find=] .

Lithuanist school "Keturi vėjai" in Dublin, Ireland is named after the literary movement of twenties.

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