O Muse! 06: Ukraine Edition 2022
This publication can be DOWNLOADED AS A PDF SCROLL DOWN FOR LINK READ ON SCREEN SCROLL DOWN FOR WINDOW or Individual articles are posted here for responsive viewing. ON THE COVER Peace Dove by Oleksandra…
My Heart You Cannot Take By Force – Part 2
Олександра Грін Oleksandra is an illustrator who lives in Lviv, Ukraine, in the western part of the country near the border of Poland. At the start of the Invasion, her posts changed from lighthearted illustrations to…
Mom, I see war
momiseewar.com Anastasia, 11 years old, Western Ukraine On February 24, 2022, the life of every Ukrainian was divided into “before” and “after.” A deep morning sleep was interrupted by the horrible sounds of war. On this…
Lullaby Behind the Lines
Sleep, sleep, my baby dear Don’t cry, or they’ll know that we’re hiding down here And when it is safe, we will hurry for the plane And you’ll never remember the war The sounds of the…
Not Your War
Ukrainian mega rock band Okean Elzy’s 2015 song “Not Your War” is taking on new meaning as Russia invades Ukraine yet again and the rest of the world watches. It starts out with the line “Battle…
Inspired by Picasso’s Guernica
Expressing my feelings from the news in Ukraine. www.sachasuarez.com
Sunflowers
Oksana is a Ukrainian artist who lives in New Orleans. She is auctioning her paintings to raise money for Ukrainian families affected by the war. You can purchase this and many other pieces at the SUPPORT…
Traditional Ukrainian Household
This piece shows a traditional Ukrainian household with many of the important items such as sunflowers and garlic. Embroidered with beads, Svitlana made this many years ago. Although it is precious to her, she is auctioning…
Love our Ukraine
This poem expresses Ukrainian’s love for their Motherland and helps others understand the “true Ukrainian soul.” Love our Ukraine Love our Ukraine, as the sun loves her As the wind, the grass, the waters Love her…
Ukrainian Embroidery
18th-century Ukrainian embroidered fragment of shirts. (source: metmuseum.org)
“Zapovit” and “I care not if it’s in Ukraine”
Taras Shevchenko (1814 – 1861) is one of Ukraine’s most beloved figures — poet, writer, artist, activist, folklorist, ethnographer. His poem “Zapovit” is so well known in Ukraine that it is second only to Ukraine’s national…
Ukrainian National Anthem
Ukraine’s freedom has not yet perished, nor has her glory, Upon us, fellow Ukrainians, fate shall smile once more. Our enemies will vanish like dew in the sun, And we too shall rule, brothers, in a…
The End and the Beginning
Anyone who has experienced war, or even a natural disaster, knows it doesn’t end when the bombs stop falling or the rain stops or the wind stops blowing. That is the message of poet Wislawa Szymborska…
Imagine
https://youtu.be/S40i4NZR0pQ No, this is not Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but it's good anyway.