Friday, July 29, 2022 - 12:00pm
A Virtual gathering, streaming in Youtube: see link below to register!
A reading of contemporary Ukrainian poetry read in the original language, followed by English translations read by the translators and others. This event benefits Ukrainian poets in a time of need and extremity. Hosted by Kevin M. F. Platt (University of Pennsylvania) and Polina Sadovskaya (PEN America) Featured Poets and Readers: Kateryna Kalytko, read by Amelia Glaser and Yuliya Ilchuk Mykhailo Zharzhailo, read by R.B. Lemberg Perelmutter Janis Sinaiko read by Kevin Platt (translations by Nika Skandiaka) Oleh Kotsarev, read by Ali Kinsella Anna Malihon, read by Olena Jennings This is the second in a series of events sponsored by: PEN America: Kelly Writers House and the Department of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania; and the non-profit organization Poets in Need. To register for the event, and also for more details and participant biographies, please refer to the PEN event announcement: https://pen.org/event/pen-penn-ukrainian-poetry-in-translation-reading/