Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry: Readings by Marianna Kiyanovska, moderated by Alex Averbuch

When

Wednesday October 23, 2024: 5:30pm to 7:30pm  Add to Calendar /   Add to Google Calendar

Where

Downtown Library: 1st Floor Lobby

Description

An evening of contemporary Ukrainian poetry featuring readings by one of Ukraine’s most acclaimed poets, Marianna Kiyanovska, recipient of the Shevchenko Prize, Ukraine’s highest honor for works of literature and culture, as well as the Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award and the Peterson Literary Award. The readings, in the original Ukrainian with English translation, will be followed by a conversation with Alex Averbuch addressing Ukraine’s present and past, its horrors and inspirations, as well as its multiculturalism and multiethnicity. The reading will be followed by a Q&A.

This event is sponsored by Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and cosponsored by CREES and the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan.

The Library intends to provide a live stream of this event pending the presenter's permission. Please check back closer to the event for additional updates.