dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz stˈʌdiz ɪn bɜːlˈɪn bˈɪŋkiz wʌz ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ mˈɑːdɚnˌɪst pˈoʊɪtɹi; ðɪs lˈɛd hˌɪm tə fˈaʊnd ðə mˈɑːdɚnˌɪst kˈɛtʃɚɹi vˈɛdʒaɪ fˈoːɹ wˈɪndz lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi mˈuːvmənt.
During his studies in Berlin Binkis was influenced by modernist poetry; this led him to found the modernist Keturi vėjai (Four Winds) literary movement.