Ukrainian poets met with readers at the Book World literary festival held in Prague as part of the International Book Fair.
An Ukrinform correspondent reports this.
The event was organized by the Czech publishing house Větrné mlýny from the city of Brno, which publishes poetry collections by Ukrainian authors in Czech. Among the poets whose works are published by the company are Kateryna Kalytko, Daryna Hladun, Ella Yevtushenko, Marianna Kiyanovska, Anna Gruver, and Oksana Stomina.
The poets read their works, including in Czech. Natalkа Marynchak was unable to attend the event, but her poetry was also presented there.
The authors spoke about how the war, ongoing since 2014, has influenced their creative activity. During the war, interest in Ukrainian literature has grown significantly, and poetry helps the world better understand Ukrainians and their emotions. They also discussed how poets today bear the terrible responsibility of speaking for those who no longer can.
