Poetry
Zhadan and Friends
2021 (Virtually)
2017
Photos from event
2018
Photos from PEN Festival:
(Cry Beloved Country, Life During War)
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Zhadan and Friends
Poetry by Olena Jennings, Vasyl Makhno, Virlana Tkacz and Christina Turczyn read by the poets to celebrate book releases.
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Poetry
Poetry as Theatre:
Oleh Lysheha's Swan
Poetry in Shows & Events
Serhiy Zhadan
Serhiy Zhadan's poems have been part of the show 1917-2017: Tychyna, Zhadan & the Dogs, Radio 477 and Yara's poetry events since 2002.
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and about the poet
Oleh Lysheha
Oleh Lysheha's poetry has been part of the shows Virtual Souls, Swan, Raven and Dream Bridge, as well as Yara's poetry events since 1992.
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READ Lysheha's poems in English
and about the poet
Taras Shevchenko
Taras Shevchenko's poetry has been part of the shows A Light From the East and Dark Night, Bright Stars, as well as Yara's poetry events since 1990.
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and about the poet.
Wanda Phipps
Wanda Phipps's poetry has been part of the shows Blind Sight and Yara's Forest Song, as well as Yara's poetry events since 1990.
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Pavlo Tychyna
Pavlo Tychyna's poetry has been part of the shows A Light From the East and 1917-2017: Tychyna, Zhadan & the Dogs and GAZ, as well as Yara's poetry events since 1990.
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and about the poet.
Oksana Zabuzhko
Oksana Zabuzhko's poetry has been part of the shows Explosions and Scythian Stones, as well as Yara's poetry events since 1992.
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and about the poet.
Lesia Ukrainka
Lesia Ukrainka's verse play "Forest Song" has been part of the shows Yara's Forest Song, Fire Water Night, Virtual Forest Song and A Thousand Suns, as well as Yara's poetry events since 1990.
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READ excerpts from Forest Song in English and about the poet.