A series of presentations of the anthology ‘War 2022’
The book ‘War 2022’ came to Przemysl, Rzeszow, Krakow, Wroclaw and Czech Prague. From 3 to 10 April 2024, meetings around the anthology took place in various cities with the participation of Ukrainian poets Kateryna Michalitsyna and Yulia Musakovska and the publication's literary editor Natalia Tkachyk.
‘War 2022’ is one of the first books about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The anthology contains memoirs, essays and poems by Ukrainian male and female authors written after 24 February. The publication includes works by Serhiy Zhadan, Lina Kostenko, Yuri Andrukhovych and other writers, including those currently fighting on the frontline, such as Artem Chekhov, Artem Czapaj and Pavlo Vyshab.
Direct conversations with the creators of ‘War 2022’
The meetings were an opportunity to hear the experiences of the authors, their reflections and analyses of how war affects culture and literature. The audience had the opportunity to talk directly with the authors, ask questions and exchange views.
- Kateryna Mikhalitsyna is a Ukrainian writer, translator, editor, author of poetry collections and many children's books. She has translated works by J.R.R. Tolkien, Ernest Hemingway, Oscar Wilde and others.
- Julia Musakowska is a poet, translator and winner of many literary prizes and awards. She translates into English and Swedish, in particular texts by contemporary Ukrainian poets.
- Natalia Tkaczyk is a poet, literary editor of the Nowa Polszcza portal, editor of the anthology War 2022, translator and winner of the Gaude Polonia scholarship .
The events were a unique opportunity to get to know Ukrainian literature up close, which in the face of war has acquired a new meaning, and has become an important voice in the discussion about freedom, sovereignty and the human experience in the face of conflict.
The book ‘War 2022’ on tour, not only in Poland
Details of the presentation can be found below.
Przemyśl
- when and where: 3 April, 18:00, Ukrainian House in Przemyśl, 5 Kościuszki St.
- Guest speaker: Kateryna Michalitsyna, Natalia Tkaczyk
- moderator: Romana Zołotnyk, The Ukrainian House in Przemyśl
- language: Ukrainian
Rzeszów
- when and where: 4 April, 18:00, Rzeszów Cellars (Rynek 26)
- guest: Kateryna Michalitsyna, Natalia Tkaczyk
- moderators: Krystyna Lenkowska, poet, translator, essayist, author of several books; Magdalena Rabizo-Birek, professor, editor-in-chief of the quarterly ‘Fraza’, populariser of Ukrainian literature
- language: Polish and Ukrainian
Krakow
- when and where: 6 April, 6:00 pm, Café-Bookshop NIĆ, 28 Sławkowska Street
- Guest speaker: Kateryna Michalicyna, Julia Musakowska, Natalia Tkaczyk
- moderator: Katarzyna Kotyńska, Head of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the Jagiellonian University, translator
- language: Ukrainian
Wrocław
- when and where: 8 April, 19:00, CUKR - Centre for Ukrainian Culture and Development, 46A/201 Ruska Street, 2nd floor
- guests: Julia Musakowska, Natalia Tkaczyk
- moderator: Anna Ursulenko, Slavist, literary critic, translator, curator of the series ‘KinoUkraïna w kinie DCF’.
- language: Ukrainian
Prague
- when and where: 10 April, 18:00, Dům u kamenného zvonu, Staré Město 605/13
- Guests: Julia Musakowska, Natalia Tkaczyk
- moderator: Lenka Vihova, Czech Ukrainian scholar, editor of the analytical journal Ukrainian Journal, leading commentator on events in Ukraine for the Czech media.
- language: Ukrainian