Kyiv continued to hold its annual book festival this year despite Russian attacks. In Ukraine, book publication is seen as self-defense and reading as resistance.
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Tag Archives: Ukraine
A Book Fair in War-Torn Ukraine
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A Poem Condemning Isolationism
In “There Are No Islands Anymore,” Edna St. Vincent Millay makes a powerful case against isolationism. It’s only too relevant today.
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Trump vs. Zelensky, Harpy vs. Eagle
Trump and Vance attacking Zelensky is like the harpies of the shore plucking the eagle of the sea in Holmes’s “Old Ironsides.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Old Ironsides, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Volodymyr Zelensky Comments closed
The House Speaker’s Théoden Moment
House Speaker Mike Johnson had a Théoden moment when it came to Ukraine aid. I explore the parallels.
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In Russia, It’s Always 1984
Putin blames Ukraine, NATO and the U.S. in the same way that Big Brother blames Eurasia.
Zelensky as Hugo’s Enjolras
Ukrainian president bears a striking resemblance to Hugo’s Enjorlas in “Les Misérables.”
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Which Poets Should Ukraine Honor?
Ukraine is currently taking down monuments to Russian-speaking poets and authors.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Alexander Pushkin, Joseph Brodsky, monuments and statues, Nikolai Gogol, Ukraine invasion, Vasyl Stus Comments closed
Finding Lyrical Beauty in the Midst of War
A gorgeous lyric by Ukrainian poet Zhadan counters Putin’s tyranny with a reminder of Ukraine’s poetic soul.