Blackbird ArchiveSerhiy Zhadan
A biographical note on Ukrainian poet Serhiy Zhadan and his translated poems appearing in this issue.
The original Ukrainian text of Serhiy Zhadan's poem "The Air We Breathed," about an evasive lover likened to a fox.
PoetryThe Air We BreathedA poem translated from Ukrainian personifying an evasive lover as a fox who resists capture and honesty.
PoetrySerhiy ZhadanA biographical note on Ukrainian poet Serhiy Zhadan and his translated poems appearing in this issue.
PoetryAlan ZhukovskiA biographical note on poet and translator Alan Zhukovski, translator of Serhiy Zhadan's poetry.
Poetry[Влітку], СЕРГІЙ ЖАДАН (Serhiy Zhadan)The original Ukrainian text of Serhiy Zhadan's poem "Orange in a Schoolbag," about longing and futile attempts to catch the wind.
PoetryOrange in a SchoolbagA translated poem likening the morning sun to an orange in a schoolbag, a small comfort against loneliness.
Poetry[Важким кам’яним вугіллям в корінні лісів], СЕРГІЙ ЖАДАН (Serhiy Zhadan)The original Ukrainian text of Serhiy Zhadan's poem "Year's Middle," on the turning of the seasons and irreversible change.
PoetryYear’s MiddleA translated poem on the hot center of the year and the possibility of turning back toward winter and lost sources.