National University Kyiv Mohyla Academy
Sept 20, 17:00 Auditorium 217, NaUKMA Building 1, Kontraktova Plosvha (square).
Language of Performance and Readings: English and Ukrainian
Ukrainian and American poets and performers who have appeared at the legendary Bowery Poetry Club in New York will perform their work in Ukraine. Bob Holman, the founder and proprietor of the Bowery Poetry Club, will kick off the evening by reading his own poems, which also will be read in Ukrainian translations by Kateryna Babkina. The event will also feature readings of Babkina’s own work and a reading of renowned contemporary Ukrainian writer Serhiy Zhadan by Ukrainian actor Mykola Shkaraban. Both Zhadan and Babkina have read at the Bowery Poetry Club. New York’s Yara Arts Group will read English translations of their work by Virlana Tkacz and Wanda Phipps. The event will also feature bandurist Julian Kytasty and singer Susan Hwang who accompanies herself on the accordion.