68: Oksana Makysmchuk, Still City: Diary of an Invasion

Send us Fan MailAs we write it is 1002 days since the fullscale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, but over ten years since Putin first seized Crimea and sponsored insurrection in the Donbas. And even longer that he has sought to meddle in Ukrainian affairs. So we thought we would mark those suffering filled days and years by talking to Oksana Maksymchuk whose Still City: Diary of an Invasion, published by Carcanet Press, came out this year. Oksana is also translator and co editor of Words for War: New Poems from Ukraine. We caught up with Oksana at Books Upstairs in Dublin.This episode is supported by a Project Award from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle EalaíonIntro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from The Hare’s Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Incidental musicScott Buckley, Emmit Fenn.Logo by Freya SirrTo subscribe to Books for Breakfast go to your podcast provider of choice (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google etc) and search for the podcast then hit subscribe or follow, or simply click the appropriate button above. Support the show