uilleamblacker.bsky.social
I write about Ukraine and eastern Europe, literature and culture, memory and cities. I translate Ukrainian literature. I'm from Scotland.
👤 Joined on 14 October 2023
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@uilleamblacker.bsky.socialArchival adventures: Today I tried, really did, to smell a scented geranium from Betlehem that Field Marshall Allenby preserved in 1917, just after capturing Jerusalem. Haven't sensed a thing. What's wrong with me?
Show Post🎼 What impact did Ukrainian composers have on American modernism? Join us for a conversation with Dr Leah Batstone to hear more about Ukrainian musical modernism. 🗓️ 26 May at 6pm BST 📍 UCL SSEES ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit... @uilleamblacker.bsky.social @artshumsucl.bsky.social
Show Post“in the end every wound is simply a ditch a groove in the ground from which a long stubborn root has been torn” 🫶🏼🌻
Show PostHappy #NationalPoetryMonth! Celebrate by reading “vesper” by Iryna Shuvalova (tr. from Ukrainian by @uilleamblacker.bsky.social ). This poem reflects on the way our bodies store hurt, and what it takes to heal. Read it here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
Show PostMy poetry collection is now available in the Red Wheelbarrow Bookshop, Paris
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