Lithuanian geopoetics in the lyrics by Maironis and Eastern Prussia’s poet A. K. T. Tielo

In the article the poetry of Lithuanian national poet Maironis (1862–1932) and Eastern Prussia’s poet A. K. T. Tielo (Kurt Mickoleit) (1874–1911) is compared. There is analysed how Maironis and Tielo represent Lithuania in their poetry. Maironis is a poet of Lithuanian national revival. Tielo is a poet who has written in German but his origin is Lithuanian. Maironis has represented Lithuania’s nature, history and tried to revive the Lithuanian national spirit with his poetry. Tielo represented dead Prussian nation, Prussian spirit, his lost Native land, admired the landscape of Lithuania Minor. Both Maironis and Tielo felt the great love to their native land Lithuania. Lithuania was "a star" which has inspired these poets to the poetry. Poets Maironis and Tielo admired the great past of Lithuania and felt sorrow for its present in 19th century. The places of Historical Remembrance Punia mound, Rambynas hill, the largest Lithuanian river Neman, castles, cemeteries are the places which remind Maironis and Tielo about the courage of old Lithuanians and their love to motherland. There are also differences in Maironis and Tielo’s lyrics. There is an ideological background of Lithuanian National revival in 19th century in Maironis’ lyrics, which Tielo’s poetry does not have. The poet Maironis has made the great contribution in forming Lithuanian national identity