Conversations During Air-Raid Sirens: A Documentary Symphonic

Ukrainian poets and authors referenced in this piece include:

Anastasia Afanasieva is a poet and literary translator from Kharkiv. After full scale invasion she escaped the city with her family and is currently a war refugee in England. Her writing has appeared in many journals, including Modern Poetry in Translation (UK) and several anthologies, including Words For War (Academic Studies Press).

Olena Andreychykova is a novelist and essayist from Odesa. She divides her time between Europe where her young child lives and Odesa where her mother and husband continue to live. Her work has appeared in The World Literature Today and The Orion among other journals.

Dmitry Blizniuk is a poet from Kharkiv, where he continues to live. His writing has appeared in many journals in USA, including The Nation.

Vitya Brevis is a writer from Odesa. His writing has appeared in The Paris Review.

Daryna Gladun is a poet from Bucha. After the full scale invasion, she escaped the city under bombardment and currently lives in Massachussetts where she received a masters degree from Darmouth college. She is a recipient of various honors, including a fellowship from the President of Ukraine.

Lesyk Panasiuk is a poet from Bucha, Ukraine, who currently lives as an internally displaced person in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. His writing has appeared in several literary journals in USA, including The Atlantic.

Vladyslava Ilinska is an author who lives in Odesa, Ukraine. Her writing has appeared in The Paris Review.

Kateryna Kalytko is a Ukrainian poet, literary translator, and writer who was born in Vinnytsia. She is a member of PEN Ukraine. Her work has appeared in several anthologies in the West, including Words for War (Academic Studies Press).

Marianna Kiyanovska is a Ukrainian poet and translator who was born in Zhovkva. She is the recipient of the Shevchenko National Prize and Zbegniew Herbert International Literary award.

Lydmyla Khersonska is a poet from Odesa Ukraine who is currently a war refugee in Italy. Her writings had appeared in various USA publications including The New Yorker and The New York Times.

Victorya Koritnyanska is an writer, essayist and artist who lives in Odesa, Ukraine. Her writing has appeared in The Paris Review.

Victor Korobko is a poet and prose writer from Odesa, Ukraine where he’d run a successful business before the war began. His writing has appeared in World Literature Today.

Vadym Linda is a writer from Odesa, Ukraine. In USA, His writing his appeared in The Paris Review.

After Anna Loboda’s house was bombed, she has moved to Odesa, Ukraine where she lives in a refugee center sponsored by local nuns.

Nail Muratov is a writer who lives in Odesa, Ukraine. In USA his writing has appeared in The Paris Review.

Al Panteliat has escaped Kharkiv under bombardment. He is a prolific translator and poet. His work appears in several journals in the West, including Modern Poetry in Translation (UK) and World Literature Today (USA)

Ihor Pavliuk was born in Rozhysce Raion, and is the writer and translator of many books. He was named People’s Poet of Ukraine in 2020 and is the winner of 2013 English PEN Award.

Ostap Slyvinsky lives in Lviv, Ukraine. He is the poet, essayist and translator who has received several distinctions including the Antonych Literary Prize in Ukraine and Burda Prize in Germany.

Ana Streminska is a poet and senior member of staff at Odesa Literary Museum. She has authored several collections and organized numerous art exhibitions. She lives in Odesa.

Zarina Zabritsky is a war journalist who has lived in Odesa, Kherson and several other cities of war-time Ukraine, In USA, her publications had appeared in journals such as Paris Review, LA Review of Books, The Orion, and others.