poet, tranlastor, juornalist
Ukraine
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Iya Kiva retweeted
In an interview with Olivia Resenterra of Kyiv Desk, poet and translator Iya Kiva shares her vision on the role of poetry in the russo-Ukrainian war. Describing poetry as "a private soldier in the battle of narratives," she speaks to how poetry's language and form, from free or experimental texts to rhymed and more traditional ones, become a crucial part of cultural defense, "to preserve everything and everyone."
"In this sense, Ukrainian poetry is simply doomed to a new language, because only in this way can it be alive and true. What is happening in Ukrainian poetry today resembles the eruption of a volcano that explodes and explodes, because the Ukrainian land during the great Russian-Ukrainian war is a huge open wound that writers are trying, if not to heal, then at least to describe, because words can also be cotton wool, plasters, and bandages. It’s just that they need to be changed very often. And this requires intense poetic thinking, deep metaphoricity, and absolute and ruthless sobriety in the hell of war."
#UkrainianLiterature
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In an insightful review for The Times Literary Supplement @TheTLS, @BorisDralyuk, a poet, translator, and Associate Professor at the University of Tulsa, discusses the deeply moving poetry of Iya Kiva's @sumriko new collection, 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 (translated by Amelia Glaser and Yuliya Ilchuk, with an introduction by Amelia Glaser). Highlighting themes of displacement, language, and war—where silence itself is "dressed in Cyrillic letters"—Dralyuk brings crucial attention to contemporary Ukrainian literary voices.
Catch the complete piece on TLS.
#HURIBooks #UkrainianLiterature #PoetryInTranslation #ContemporaryPoetry @HURI_Harvard
Iya Kiva retweeted
In the latest @TheTLS, I review Iya Kiva’s uncompromising collection “Silence Dressed in Cyrillic Letters,” translated from Russian and Ukrainian by Amelia Glaser and Yuliya Ilchuk (@huribooks): the-tls.com/literature/poetr…
Iya Kiva retweeted
Charaf, Edwan i Kiva veuen units els seus noms per la guerra que ho sotraga tot. Per la resistència, també. Perquè comparteixen, sense haver-ho demanat, una mateixa tensió: crear en condicions adverses.
@PENCatala @sumriko
@VilaWeb "Charaf, Edwan i Kiva":
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Iya Kiva retweeted
📚DES DE L’ALTRA BANDA: CREACIÓ I RESISTÈNCIA
Núria Cadenes conversa amb Kholoud Charaf, Bissan Edwan i Iya Kiva, autores residents a Vil·la Joana, sobre creació, guerra, exili, censura i el poder transformador de la paraula.
📍 @LibreriaALIBRI
📅21 de juliol - 18.30 h
Iya Kiva retweeted
📝 Ukrainian poet, translator and essayist Iya Kiva took part in Poetry International Rotterdam, one of Europe's most prestigious international poetry festivals.
📸 Photo: Rosa Quist
Iya Kiva retweeted
It's 'poem in your pocket' day in America, where people are encouraged to share a poem they like for the end of poetry month over there. One by Iya Kiva from me, from her bilingual collection Silence Dressed in Cyrillic Letters (trans. Amelia Glaser and Yuliya Ilchuk).
ALT створили з пісень про війну підпільну гуманітарку вантажимо її у Європу Америку Індію та Китай торуємо шовковий шлях великої української літератури що везете братчики – питаються на кордонах – мовчання вбране у кириличні літери живий вогонь свічечок літери «ї» нашу і вашу свободу лягати у землю любові поламаними деревами довгої пам’яті що везете братчики – питаються наші мертві – історію роду з брудною шматою в роті трухляві скрині життів діда й баби прабаби й прадіда які ми століттями носимо на хребтах мов карпати що везете братчики – питаються наші живі – рушники воєнного епосу й розтягнуті светри люті недбалі креслення з мапами нової європи дитячі обкладинки майбутніх книжок що везете братчики – питаються наші люстерка – мідні грошики дихання в дірявих кишенях тривогу повітря у вибитих шибках ротів пульсуючі прожилки часу в червоних очах 16.03.22
ALT we've packed a contraband humanitarian aid kit of war songs and shipped it to Europe America India and China paving the silk road with great Ukrainian literature what have you got there, brothers -- they ask at the borders -- silence dressed up in cyrillic letters the sacred fire of the candlelight letter "ї" our and your freedom to rest in a land of love like the broken trees of distant memory what have you got there, brothers, -- ask our dead -- the history of a tribe with a dirty rag in its mouth rotting chests filled with grandparents' and great-grandparents' lives which we've carried for centuries as if shouldering the Carpathians what have you got there, brothers, -- ask our living -- cloths embroidered with military chronicles and stretched-out sweaters of wrath sloppy sketches mapping the new Europe children's dust-jackets for future books what have you got there, brothers...
Iya Kiva retweeted
As Ukraine struggles for its existence, Iya Kiva offers lyric poems that acknowledge the deep trauma of war while radiating love and hope. Learn more at the official book launch of 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 on May 13!
Iya Kiva retweeted
Today, we celebrate Iya Kiva's birthday, a Donetsk-born poet, translator, and journalist whose life and work have been reshaped twice by the russo-Ukrainian War. Now she lives in Lviv.
Kiva's poetry has become a vital example of resistance that speaks to the world about Ukraine’s struggle by demonstrating the profound spiritual resilience and strength of its people in the face of imperial aggression. Her masterfully crafted poems carry multiple meanings, reaching in different directions across borders and cultures.
Kiva's latest collection, 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 (translated by Amelia Glazer and Yuliya Ilchuk), projects a belief that, even when life is shaken to its core, the fundamental values of freedom, safety, and cooperation remain worth fighting for.
#HURIBooks #ukrainianliterature #ukrainianpoetry @HURI_Harvard
Iya Kiva retweeted
As part of #NationalPoetryMonth, we continue to share Ukrainian poetry.
In this post, a poem by Iya Kiva from her collection 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, translated by Amelia Glaser and Yuliya Ilchuk, and introduced by Amelia Glaser.
Take this opportunity to hear the poem in both #Ukrainian and #English, reflecting Ukraine’s reality, memory, and the experience of war.
#huribooks #ukrainianliterature #ukrainianpoetry @HURI_Harvard
Iya Kiva retweeted
A powerful reading by Iya Kiva of her poem “memory dries like grass in summer’s garden” from her recently released book 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, followed by the English translation by Yuliya Ilchuk.
#HURIBooks #UkrainianLiterature #NewBook @HURI_Harvard
Iya Kiva retweeted
Sometimes we need more than ordinary speech to address the momentous events of our lives. But where ordinary words fall short, poetry begins—acting as a bridge between people and allowing us to see life from a different perspective.
Starting today, we are launching a series of posts in recognition of World Poetry Day (March 21). They aim to invite listeners to engage with voices that shape memory, vulnerability, and hope. The cycle opens with the poetry of Iya Kiva from her collection, 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, translated by Amelia Glaser and Yuliya Ilchuk, and introduced by Amelia Glaser.
#HURIBooks #UkrainianLiterature #WorldPoetryDay #UkrainianPoetry @HURI_Harvard
Iya Kiva retweeted
Our second book in 2026 is SILENCE DRESSED IN CYRILLIC LETTERS by the brilliant Ukrainian-Jewish poet Iya Kiva (@sumriko). This collection is unique and very much deserving of your attention. Start reading it online or get your own hard copy of the book here: books.huri.harvard.edu/books…
The poems in this collection were masterfully translated by Amelia Mukamel Glaser (who also wrote an introduction) and YuliyaI lchuk. Striking design for the book cover (with "burning" printed edges) is by Anya Styopina. Andrii Kravchuk prepared the book design. Thank you SO MUCH to all of them!
As always, I would like to thank those who have supported our work financially, as we wouldn't have been able to publish this and other books without their visionary and generous support. In particular, sincere thanks to:
Ostap and Ursula Balaban; Jaroslaw and Olha Duzey; Vladimir Jurkowsky; Myroslav and Irene Koltunik; Damian Korduba Family; Peter and Emily Kulyk; Irena Lubchak; Dr. Evhen Omelsky; Eugene and Nila Steckiw; Dr. Omeljan and Iryna Wolynec; Wasyl and Natalia Yerega.
@huribooks @HURI_Harvard @Harvard_Press
#huribooks #ukrainianliterature
Iya Kiva retweeted
Do you even realize who was depicted on the helmet of banned Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych (@heraskevych )?
They were Ukrainian athletes — women, men, and even children — who hoped to be part of the Olympic Games this year or someday in the future. But they never will be. They never stood a chance against Russian missiles.
Vladyslav wanted to give them that chance — to carry them with him, to be their guide after death, and to honor their memory. Commemorating fallen athletes should have been among the most respected acts in the eyes of the International Olympic Committee.
But not in a world shaped by injustice, Russian money, a loss of values and faith, a lack of dignity, and the absence of basic professional ethics.
They told him to change the helmet and everything would be fine — to reject the memory of fellow athletes. He’d get his gold medal and the prize that came with it. After all, he had trained his entire life for this.
But he chose dignity and values over a gold medal. This is how ancient legends were born in the past. Now they are returning to a world that has lost its soul. And these legends have Ukrainian faces.
Athletes depicted on the helmet:
🖤 Alina Perehudova: Teenage weightlifter.
🖤Pavlo Ischenko: Boxer.
🖤Oleksiy Loginov: Ice hockey player.
🖤Ivan Kononenko: Actor and athlete.
🖤Mykyta Kozubenko: Diving athlete and coach.
🖤Oleksiy Habarov: Shooter.
🖤Daria Kurdel: Dancer.
🖤Dmytro Sharpar: Figure skater killed near Bakhmut.
🖤Yevhen Malyshev: 19-year-old biathlete killed near Kharkiv.
Iya Kiva retweeted
Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine. it is -21C. due to non-stop russian bombing lights are on for just several hours a day, but supermarkets, shops and cafes that have generators shelter stray/ lost animals so they don’t freeze to death. even faced with utter evil, Ukrainians chose kindness
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'Europe—which includes the E.U. and the U.K.—cannot just react when their house is on fire. It is becoming increasingly clear it cannot trust the Trump Administration to bring the war in Ukraine to an outcome which is favorable'
My latest for @TIME time.com/7336513/trump-ukrai…
Iya Kiva retweeted
One of the joys of my (endless, understaffed, and underfunded) job are days like this, when you get the first copy of the full print run of a new book. This is a brilliant collection of poems by Iya #Kiva, a #Ukrainian poet of #Jewish origin from #Donetsk, from various periods, translated by the incomparable duo of Amelia Mukamel Glaser (who also wrote an introduction) and Yuliya Ilchuk, and edited by Grace Mahoney. Cover design is by Anya Styopina and book design is by Andrii Kravchuk—thank you for all the work and patience that went into creating this book as such a striking physical object!
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Thank you to all the benefactors who helped us make this book a reality. Please consider donating toward translating, editing, and publishing Ukrainian books—they are truly worth it.
#HURIbooks #UkrainianCulture #UkrainianLiterature
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🌟 Winners Announced! 🌟
This year’s prize highlights voices that open new windows onto Ukraine.
✨ Yuliya Ilchuk, Amelia Glaser, Aliona Vitiaz, Nataliya Yaroshenko, John Farndon
📖 Iya Kiva, Maryna Ponomarenko, Maksym Kryvtsov
👉 uil.org.uk/ukrainian-literat…
Iya Kiva retweeted
In Alaska, genocide became “diplomacy.”
War crimes became “peace talks.”
Child-killers became “partners.”
Putin didn’t just get legitimacy in Alaska. He got proof the West has abandoned truth itself. Our @euromaidanpress editorial: euromaidanpress.com/2025/08/…
