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Join prominent Ukrainian writers Yuliya Musakovska and Olena Huseinova for a reading of wartime poetry that explores the ongoing realities of resistance and survival amid Russian aggression. Alongside...

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A former Ukrainian soldier whose wartime poetry has earned international acclaim is to visit British commandos to discuss the realities of frontline combat with Russian forces. Artur Dron’, who joined...

61st Venice Biennale: Stop the Normalization of War Crimes Through Art

Not since the first world war has there been anything approaching the quality and quantity of work by poets who are also combatants.

Defending the human in war poetry – Swedenborg Society, Thu 13 Nov 2025 - What does it mean to write poetry on the front line of the bloodiest war in Europe since the Second World War? Join the Ukrain...

Join the Ukrainian servicewoman, Yaryna Chornohuz, to hear her work written under fire while saving lives as a combat medic.

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Hemingway used to say that “tomorrow’s literature will be written by young authors we know nothing about.” Not exactly. We know that Artur Dron (Артур Дронь) enlisted before reaching the legal age …

Fiona Benson was invited to Lviv’s BookForum by Ukrainian poet-soldier Artur Dron’. She recounts falling in love with the city and its thriving literary culture, before an air raid siren sounds

“Ms. Chornohuz’s story is emblematic of a poetry boom that has swept Ukraine during the war with Russia.” – The New York Times “One of Ukraine’s most celebrated poets.” – The Guardian Yaryna Chornohuz...

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The dialogue between Yuliya Musakovska and Quaz Roodt.

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Trans. Yuliya Musakovska. Jantar. 2024. 101 pages.

As a poet, I should believe in the power of poetry to change lives, but I’m under no illusion

Dr Olesya Khromeychuk delivers this talk on the ways in which war transforms language, literature, and those who bear witness.

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Exeter experts are supporting renowned Ukrainian poet turned soldier Artur Dron to share the experiences of those fighting on Europe’s front line. Artur Dron has had to endure multiple operations and ...

Exeter’s self-funded translation of Ukrainian war poetry ensures it reaches a global audience and contributes to historical justice, says Svitlana Arbuzova

All writers fortunate enough to publish their first book face the risk of never publishing a second. There are many reasons why a literary career might end at the outset, but traditionally, it stems from a writer’s crisis. An author might convey everything they wanted (and were able to) in their debut work and then find they simply have nothing more to say. Other times, the first book goes unnoticed by the general public or receives negative reviews, which may cause the author to lose confidence in their talent and stop writing. The opposite can also happen: A debut might be so overwhelmingly successful that the fear of failing to meet expectations prevents the author from continuing.

A talk on a new language of poetry, relationships during the war, and adaptation between the military and civilian worlds.

Risking discovery and even prison, teenage readers meet in secret to discuss texts that Putin’s troops are trying to erase

The deportation action as regime change