“The Hryhorii Kochur Literary Award is a major state honor in Ukraine that celebrates excellence in poetic translation and has traditionally been awarded for translations of classical works into Ukrainian. This is the first time a work by a contemporary poet, translated by a fellow poet and soldier, has received this recognition—a significant milestone for both the author and the translator.”
Irvine, California, USA (November 21, 2022) – River Paw Press is pleased to announce the publication of Sunflowers: Ukrainian Poetry on War, Resistance, Hope and Peace, edited by Indian-American poet and filmmaker Kalpna Singh-Chitnis. The book launch takes place on on Sunday, November 27, 2022, at 10.30 am PST.
The Intelligent Beast Reading Series hosts four River Paw Press authors, Richard Modiano, Susan Rogers, Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, and Alicia Vigure-Espert, based in Los Angeles for a reading at Avenue 50 Studio. The featured poets are expected to read from “Paws Healing The Earth,” “Oxygen: Parables of the Pandemic,” and ”Sunflowers,” an anthology of Ukrainian Poems…
