Yara’s Poetry in Performance Series

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One actor. Reads one poem. Short and simple tech.

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A poem has always been at the core of each Yara production.

This series brings to you the heart of Ukrainian poetry,

as translated by Virlana Tkacz and Wanda Phipps.

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Taras Shevchenko

1814-1861

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Jeremy Tardy reads from Taras Shevchenko’s “Letter to My Countrymen” (1845)

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...and on Facebook

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Sean Eden reads “It’s All the Same to Me” (1847)

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...and on Facebook

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Pavlo Tychyna

1891-1967

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Shona Tucker reads Pavlo Tychyna's "War" (1918)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Serhiy Zhadan

1974-

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“Yara’s Poetry in Performance” virtual events are all free and can be viewed at an time on www.yaraartsgroup.net and our YouTube channel at Yara Arts Group. They are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Self-Reliance (NY) FCU and friends of Yara Arts Group.