Paata Shamugia

Paata Shamugia (in Georgian: პაატა შამუგია) – one of the most influential contemporary Georgian poets. His texts, according to Georgian literary scholars, comprise a high amount of self-irony and sometimes, even weird linguistic performances as well. In 2015 year he became the first Georgian poet to get the most prestigious SABA literary prize twice.
After publishing his début poem "Panther's Skin" in 2006 (in which author countered so-called "Georgian Bible" "The knight in the panther's skin"), he gained wide popularity in Georgian public. During several months in the Georgian press and TV people had disputed around this book. After 3 years, in 2010 Paata Shamugia published book "Preference", Was commended by the critics and estimated as an author's best book.
In 2015 year publishing-house INTELEKTI published Paata Shamugia's famous book SCHIZO-POEMS, which brought him most prestigious literary prize of Georgia for the second time.
As a literary critic and poet, George Lobjanidze has mentioned, "Paata Shamugia's poetry is the most adequate for the reality of today, because no one reader remains indifferent toward his texts. For some people - and mostly for his peers or the younger generations - Paata is an idol. Some strongly believes he's a mason, godless, anti traditional etc..."
"One can randomly open SCHIZO-POEMS at any page and find an inspiring quotation - an influential social message, slogan, motto - as the best sample of intertextuality; as an innovative, quite an unusual product born between poetic and mathematic logics" - Poet and literary critic Shota Iatashvili has emphasized in his review.

Paata Shamugia was born in Georgia (country), Abkhazia, Graduated from philological faculty at Tbilisi state university. Since 2011 year Paata Shamugia is a member and Web-editor of Georgian Pen Center.

2012 - Paata Shamugia won SABA - the most prestigious literary award of Georgia and his book ACATISTE was named as the best book of the year.

2012 - The Art magazine HOT CHOCOLATE named Paata Shamugia the person of the Year.

2015 - Paata Shamugia won SABA literary prize for the second time - and his book SCHIZO-POEMS was named as the best book of the year.