RSVP is required. Register here. The Ukrainian Students United Club at the University of Washington, the Ukrainian Association of Washington State, and the Lovage Book Club invite you to a special presentation and discussion: "Words of War: Literature as Witness and Healing in Ukraine" with award-winning poet, prose writer, translator, and scholar from Lviv, Ukraine, Halyna Kruk. Join us for an evening with Halyna Kruk, who will share readings and insights from her poetry, exploring how war shapes the human spirit and creative expression. Discover the power of literature to bear witness, offer healing, and reflect on the deep emotional experiences brought by war. Event Details:
🗓 Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024
🕔 Time: 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Allen Auditorium, University of Washington, 4000 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195 About the Author:
Halyna Kruk is the author of six poetry books, including An Adult Woman (2017), Co(an)existence (2013), The Face beyond the Photograph (2005), and the audiobook Буквар / BookWar (2023), as well as a collection of short stories and four children’s books. Her works have been translated into more than 30 languages, with her latest poetry books, A Crash Course in Molotov Cocktails and Lost in Livin, available in English. She has received numerous literary awards, including being shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. Halyna is a member of Ukrainian PEN and teaches at Ivan Franko National University in Lviv. About the books:
🔹 Lost in Living poems by Halyna Kruk, translated by Ali Kinsella & Dzvinia Orlowsky. Publisher: Lost Horse Press. Lost in Living presents Halyna Kruk’s unpublished work from the immediate “pre-invasion” years when life in Ukraine was marked by turmoil but full-scale war was not yet normalized. 🔹A Crash Course in Molotov Cocktails by Halyna Kruk, translated by Amelia Glaser and Yuliya Ilchuk. Publisher: Arrowswith Press. This poem book is a guidebook to the emotional combat in Ukraine. Language: Ukrainian and English. The reservation is required. Seats are limited. |