Bibliograph

Apricots of Donbas, poems, Lyuba Yakimchuk ; translated from the Ukrainian by Oksana Maksymchuk, Max Rosochinsky, Svetlana Lavochkina

Type

Label

Apricots of Donbas, poems, Lyuba Yakimchuk ; translated from the Ukrainian by Oksana Maksymchuk, Max Rosochinsky, Svetlana Lavochkina

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

Apricots of Donbas

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1292743355

Responsibility statement

Lyuba Yakimchuk ; translated from the Ukrainian by Oksana Maksymchuk, Max Rosochinsky, Svetlana Lavochkina

Series statement

Lost Horse Press contemporary Ukrainian poetry series, Volume VII

Sub title

poems

Summary

"Apricots of Donbas is a bilingual collection by award-winning contemporary Ukrainian poet Lyuba Yakimchuk. Born and raised in a small coal-mining town in Ukraine's industrial east, Yakimchuk lost her family home in 2014 when the region was occupied by Russian-backed militants and her parents and sister were forced to flee as refugees. Reflecting her complex emotional experiences, Yakimchuk's poetry is versatile, ranging from sumptuous verses about the urgency of erotic desire in a war-torn city to imitations of childlike babbling about the tools and toys of military combat. Playfulness in the face of catastrophe is a distinctive feature of Yakimchuk's voice, evoking the legacy of the Ukrainian Futurists of the 1920s. The poems' artfulness go hand in hand with their authenticity, offering intimate glimpses into the story of a woman affected by a life-altering situation beyond her control"--Amazon

Table Of Contents

Writing from a place of war: of seeds, roots, and origins / Oksana Maksymchuk and Max Rosochinsky -- Reading a common language / Lyuba Yakimchuk -- Apricots of Donbas -- Yum and War -- Decomposition -- Unfree verses -- Such people are called naked

resource.variantTitle

Abrykosy Donbasu, virshi

Classification