| Words for War: New Poems from Ukraine Contributor(s): Maksymchuk, Oksana (Editor), Rosochinsky, Max (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1618116665 ISBN-13: 9781618116666 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $33.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | Russian & Former Soviet Union - History | Eastern Europe - General |
| Dewey: 891.791 |
| LCCN: 2017041923 |
| Series: Ukrainian Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.55 lbs) 242 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The armed conflict in the east of Ukraine brought about an emergence of a distinctive trend in contemporary Ukrainian poetry: the poetry of war. Directly and indirectly, the poems collected in this volume engage with the events and experiences of war, reflecting on the themes of alienation, loss, dislocation, and disability; as well as justice, heroism, courage, resilience, generosity, and forgiveness. In addressing these themes, the poems also raise questions about art, politics, citizenship, and moral responsibility. The anthology brings together some of the most compelling poetic voices from different regions of Ukraine. Young and old, female and male, somber and ironic, tragic and playful, filled with extraordinary terror and ordinary human delights, the voices recreate the human sounds of war in its tragic complexity. |