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Vokiečiams uždarius Vilniaus universitetą, V.Mačernis grįžo į tėviškę ir gyveno iki 1944m. Ten gyvendamas, V.Mačernis kūrė eilėraščius ir laiškais siųsdavo draugams. Eilėraščius iš originalų persirašinėdavo kiti, nes V.Mačernio kūryba tuo metu buvo populiari moksleivių, studentų, jaunosios inteligentijos sluoksniuose.
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Vytautas Mačernis was born on June 5, 1921, in Šarnelė, near Žemaičių Kalvarija. He went to Seda progymnasium, later to Telšiai gymnasium, which he had finished in 1939. In autumn of the same year he entered the Theology and Philosophy Faculty of Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, where studied English language and literature. In 1940 he moved to the Faculty of Humanitarian Sciences of Vilnius University. In 1941 he dropped English studies and began philosophy studies, which he continued until the closure of University in 1943. After the closure of University by Germans V.Mačernis returned to his native land and lived there until 1944. While being there, V.Mačernis wrote verses and sent them in letters to his friends. The verses were copied down by others, since by that time the works of V.Mačernis became popular among high school and University students and young intellectuals. In this way his poetry by manuscripts and copies became popular in Lithuania even before the death of a poet. When Bolshevik armies were forthcoming, V.Mačernis decided to retreat to the West, and perished near Žemaičių Kalvarija on October 7, 1944. He is buried in Šarnelė.
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