Ukrainian poet, writer and translator. Member of PEN Ukraine.
Lviv, Ukraine
Joined February 2010
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Join us for a charitable event in Manchester on June 15. Come and listen to Ukrainian poetry and support @HospitallersU to help save lives on the frontline: manchestercityofliterature.c…
This event at the magnificent Manchester Cathedral is co-produced by @MCRCityofLit & @UniofExeter.
Congratulations to @UA_Institute on launching the Ukrainian Literature Showcase — an English-language portfolio of Ukrainian writers and their work.
Happy to find my own page there, with a short bio, awards, books, translations, residencies, and events: insight.ui.org.ua/programmes…
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Don't miss this chance to hear three brilliant writers discuss how they write about Ukraine in wartime! Join Yuliya Musakovska, Myroslav Laiuk and Luke Harding next Tuesday at UCL, details and registration link below. @UCLSSEES @Ukr_Institute @lukeharding1968 @Musakovska
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Delhi: At the programme “A Culture Under Siege: Ukrainian Writings in a Time of War,” Ukrainian poet Yuliya Musakovska says, “My country has been attacked by Russia in this unjust and brutal war. Civilians are now living in survival mode amid regular airstrikes and the destruction of civilian infrastructure..."
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Russia is turning winter into a weapon, bombing Ukrainian cities into darkness and cold.
In freezing temperatures and deep snow, civilians are left without power and heat. It’s a deliberate Russia's strategy, aimed at making Ukrainians to capitulate.
Ukraine doesn’t need sympathy — it needs protection.
We need Sky Shield to stop the missiles and drones before they reach our cities, to keep the lights on, the heat running, and people safe.
Europe, no time to hesitate!
#SkyShieldNow
Last year, my book, The God of Freedom, was on the list. This year, a book I translated — powerful poetry from the frontline by Artur Dron’, published by @JantarBooks. I appreciate the recognition and happy for Artur and his work.
It’s that time of year again. My pick for the best Ukraine-related books of 2025. kyivindependent.com/looking-…
How lovely to meet you again, dear @SofiOksanen — by pure chance, during my couple of hours at @Kulturmoedet ! Thank you for your fierce support of Ukraine 🫶
With amazing Ukrainian poet @Musakovska in Denmark at the @Kulturmoedet -festival. Read her work👌Me being a novelist I always wonder, how poets can create a whole world in a single poem. She does have that talent. #Ukraine #BookRecommendations
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If you want to achieve peace by underlining the “greatness” of Russia (red carpets etc) you will always fail. Because “greatness” is the only reason why Russia is making wars. For Russia, being “great” means being violent. Strength (sila) for Russia means violence (nasiliye).
If you want to stop Russia from making wars, you should prove to it that it is no longer great. It happened many times in history. Ukrainians prove it in this war
Russia is not great. That’s the first assumption for peace
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So 🇷🇺kills grandson Davyd Chichkan (1986-2025) and stole the artworks of Leonid Chichkan, a grandfather, from Kherson Art Museum. “Where are your great artists? Where is your heritage? Why we don’t know Ukrainian art?”, they ask.
Last year, I traveled to South Africa at the invitation of @UA_Institute to perform at @PoetryAfrica. From Durban to dialogue—here’s one of the sprouts that grew from that journey. Thanks to @QuazRoodt — and to @ukraine_world & @internews_ua for support: ukraineworld.org/en/articles…
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Доброй рано, dear friends. My review of Artur Dron's WE WERE HERE has published in @worldlittoday! worldliteraturetoday.org/202… Please check out this important issue of the magazine. @JantarBooks
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Доброй рано, dear friends. @Musakovska's translations of poems by Artur Dron & Maksym Kryvtsov appear at @Ukr_Institute: londonukrainianreview.org/po…. Please read & share!
Thank you, dear @OKhromeychuk and @BlackerUilleam, and also to dear @sasha_weirdsley & @INDEX_Ukraine for making this happen (and in my home city of Lviv!). Also thanks to my publisher @arrowsmithpress and translator Olena Jennings for bringing ‘The God of Freedom’ to life.
This was a really special edition of The Ukraine Shelf - our first in Ukraine! We spoke to two amazing writers, Yuliya @Musakovska and Maria Tumarking, about writing trauma and war. Special thanks to @sasha_weirdsley of @INDEX_Ukraine for making this possible. Link in comment 👇
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Why would anyone lift any sanctions on Russia before Russia has proven it will abide by any kind of ceasefire?
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On this day, we remember one of the darkest chapters in Estonian 🇪🇪 history.
In March 1949, the Soviet regime forcibly deported over 20,000 Estonians—mostly women, children, & the elderly - to Siberia.
Their crime? Simply existing as Estonians.🧵
With thanks to @karthikgemini from @mathrubhumi for this opportunity to speak about Ukraine’s wartime reality to the audience in India. Also, about participating in @mbifl2025 with my book The God of Freedom published by @arrowsmithpress and more projects with Audiostories.
@mathrubhumi’s interview with Ukrainian poet Yuliya Musakovska (@Musakovska) on Ukraine war's third anniversary: resistance, international support, and cultural resilience:
english.mathrubhumi.com/feat…
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Utterly predictably, Putin rejects the unconditional ceasefire offered by Ukraine, sends Trump off on the errands of making the Russian invasion easier and denying Ukrainian sovereignty, while Trump claims he has accomplished something.
Outrageous, but this is Russia’s true nature: greed, blood-thirst, bold-faced impunity.
Russian officials directly involved in negotiations with the United States continue to insist that any peace agreement to resolve the war in Ukraine must be based on Russia’s 2021 demands. They also insist on the surrender to Russia of territory that Ukrainian forces currently hold that is home to major cities and well over a million people. ⬇️(1/3)
Spoke with 🇮🇳 @karthikgemini about the enduring resistance of Ukrainian people and culture, transformations during Russia’s genocidal war, changes in international support, and presenting at @mbifl2025 — my book from @arrowsmithpress & more. English here: english.mathrubhumi.com/feat…
#InternationalWomensDay Here is the cover of Mathrubhumi Weekly, a leading literary and political magazine in India. Inside, 12 pages of my interview about the Ukrainian wartime reality, the role of culture in dark times, plus poems. Out on March 11. Many thanks @karthikgemini
