Ukrainian American Poets Respond |
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| Editor:
| Tkacz, Virlana
Jennings, Olena |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7351478-6-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2022 |
| Publisher: | Poets of Queens
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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Open this book to discover 28 poetic views on Ukraine and Ukrainian culture and heritage in America. These poems were submitted or read at two online events as the poets' responses to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in the spring of 2022. The online events presented poets from Boston to Austin, from New York to Chicago. Some poets included names recognized in Ukraine such as Oksana Lutsyshyna to Serhiy Zhadan to rock favorite Eugene Hutz, the front man for Gogol Bordello, to poet...
More DescriptionOpen this book to discover 28 poetic views on Ukraine and Ukrainian culture and heritage in America. These poems were submitted or read at two online events as the poets' responses to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in the spring of 2022. The online events presented poets from Boston to Austin, from New York to Chicago. Some poets included names recognized in Ukraine such as Oksana Lutsyshyna to Serhiy Zhadan to rock favorite Eugene Hutz, the front man for Gogol Bordello, to poet better known for his American fiction Askold Melnyczuk. Many work in English and Ukrainian, but included are poets who work in other languages. The poems range in style from lyrical to narrative to song. Some poems are by emerging poets and most are by prize-winning poets. Some poems create a dialogue with Ukrainian literature, others address events in the United States. Readings by the poets are in links inside.