Rimas Uzgiris is a Lithuanian-American poet and translator. His work has appeared in Barrow Street, Hudson Review, The Poetry Review, Poetry Daily, and elsewhere. He is the author of North of Paradise (Kelsay Books), translator of eight poetry collections from Lithuanian, and the Venice Biennale Golden Lion winning opera, Sun and Sea. His poetry has been translated into Lithuanian and Ukrainian. Uzgiris was born and raised in the USA, holds a Ph.D. in philosophy, and an MFA in creative writing from Rutgers-Newark. Recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Grant and NEA Translation Fellowship, he teaches at Vilnius University.
