Ukrainian poet Lyuba Yakimchuk appears Sept. 26 during a program at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City. Yakimchuk is participating in the University of Iowa International Writing Program’s fall residency this year. IOWA CITY — Two years ago — during an international writing symposium in Poland organized around the concept of a homeland as “something you somehow haven’t to deserve” — Ukrainian poet Lyuba Yakimchuk met Christopher Merrill. “When you are endangered in society, you become really close,” she said about her national bond and hesitancy to leave Ukraine. Its really similar weather here … it’s really similar, and I feel really comfortable.”Ukrainian poet Lyuba Yakimchuk, pictured Sept. 26 during a Hancher Auditorium program, is participating in the University of Iowa International Writing Program’s fall residency this year.

Source: International New York Times October 06, 2024 17:01 UTC