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Ilya Kaminsky and Lesyk Panasiuk on Writing and Translating Poetry in Times of War

by Program in Translation and Intercultural Communications

Lecture Global/Intercultural Humanities Virtual/Zoom Event

Tue, Oct 10, 2023

12 PM – 1:20 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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Join us for this lunchtime event to hear American poet and scholar Ilya Kaminsky and Ukrainian poet and translator Lesyk Panasiuk talk about their experiences writing and translating poetry during the Russian war against Ukraine.  Kaminsky and Panasiuk will share their thoughts on the impact of war on language and engage in a conversation about their individual approaches to translating each other's poems.  The conversation will be moderated by Hanna Leliv, current PTIC Translator in Residence.

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Lesyk Panasiuk

Writer, Translator, Artist and Designer

Lesyk Panasiuk is a Ukrainian writer, translator, artist and designer, member of PEN Ukraine. He is the author of 4 personal poetry collections, co-author of poetry collection written together with Daryna Gladun, which is now being prepared for publication. Panasiuk is the co-author of a type of short poetic form Poetry Zhuk. He is translator and co-translator of 4 poetry collections, 3 literary anthologies, and 1 libretto. Panasiuk is a laureate of numerous literary and art contests, a recipient of fellowships from the President of Ukraine, International Writers’ and Translators’ House, House of Europe, Staromiejski House of Culture, Shevchenko Scientific Society, Dartmouth College, Literary Colloquium Berlin, PEN Ukraine, Translatorium.


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Ilya Kaminsky

Professor, Creative Writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts

Princeton University

Ilya Kaminsky is the author of several books of poetry, translation and anthologies, most recently Deaf Republic, which was the finalist for the National Book Award. He is the member of Academy of American Arts and Sciences and Chancelor of Academy of American Poets.

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Co-hosted with: Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton Institute for International & Regional Studies, Program in Translation and Intercultural Communications (OWNER), Program in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

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