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War Poems from a Ukrainian Poet

The war in Ukraine, now in its fifth month, has provoked deep emotions around the world, and has inspired a Ukrainian poet to write in English

byVyacheslav Konoval
June 19, 2022
in Culture, Literature
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Editor’s note: A recent zoom meeting of the Brussels Writers’ Circle was the occasion for a unique encounter with Vyacheslav Konoval, a Ukrainian poet living in Kyiv and whose work is focused on the most pressing issues of our time; the devastating war in his country that has provoked deep emotions around the world, has motivated him to write his poetry in English in the hope of reaching out beyond Ukraine’s borders to people everywhere. We are pleased to present here some of his most recent, emotion-laden poems, inspired by the events of the war, including the fall of Mariupol following the siege by Russian troops that started on February 24 and ended on May 20 with the heroic defense of the Azov regiment fighting in the tunnels of Azovstahl, a huge steelworks complex built in Soviet times in the periphery of the city – one of several tragic events in Ukraine reported here on Impakter.

History of Mariupol Heroes

Under the noise and tumult in the stadiums 

the young boys cheered on the football 

in yellow and blue flags, with painted faces 

they conjured victory as if they were mediums

Active guys, there were also hooligans, 

as soon as trouble came to the country, 

gathered in the Donbas to fight, 

then they were all civilians 

In the steppe city of Berdyansk, near the Sea of Azov 

the boys swore to defend Ukraine’s independence, 

I dedicate the lines above 

When in the stormy 2014, 

the Russians whispered about separatism, 

the warriors of Azov stubbornly showed true heroism, 

recapturing the city from Russian totalitarianism

Eight years ago, 

the boys created a special regiment, 

which managed to stay under siege 

Azov evokes respect and encouragement

 

Legions with Flags

In every flower corner of the world

long live the warriors of the sun,

with the power of truth, they lift the granite,

skilled soldiers, weapons are no fun 

Conscience is pure in them,

anxiety and sadness in the soul,

lying down with a stone

on a thin tip of a plant stem

Brotherhood and friendship are the values of a legionnaire,

they are washed in blood in fierce cauldrons,

that their destiny sent there,

guard the truth of angels, wardens 

And here, oh this steel power in Ukraine,

overcomes the invasion of nomadic scabies,

which spread to the South and East,

sent to defense, 500 defenseless babies 

Legionnaires grind satanic cult,

who covered Europe with a black blanket,

killing Ukraine, the cult will take over the planet

 

Hot Trenches

June’s tiring heat is here,

thirst torments every minute,

in the summer, salty sweat felt,

squatting in trenches,

the battle doesn’t inspire

Russian generals chase soldiers,

they look and act like flocks,

soldiers wandering weakly across the field,

drowning in a massacre,

they are deeply in shock

The projectile pulls up the ground

from under strong Ukrainian feet,

the defender is bent down,

being machine gun sheltered,

military armada strikes with the summer heat

 


Editors Note: The opinions expressed here by Impakter.com columnists are their own, not those of Impakter.com — In the Featured Photo:  Mariupol Maternity Hospital bombed in March and reported as fake news by the Russians who denied bombing; it was subsequently confirmed as yet another Russian attack on civilians Featured Photo Credit: See Impakter article that documented the start of the war with daily updates until March 13 here.

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Vyacheslav Konoval

Vyacheslav Konoval

Vyacheslav Konoval is a Ukrainian poet whose work is focused on the most pressing social problems of our time, such as poverty, environmental issues, people's relationship with government, and war. His poetry has been published in various journals, including «Anthology of the Anansi Archive», «International Anthology of Poetry», «Literary Waves Publishing», «Sparks of Calliope», «The Reach of Song 2022», «Diogen for Culture Magazine», «War Scars in my heart», «Poetry for Ukraine», «Rhyming»). His poems have been read at meetings of various poetic groups including Newman Poetry Group, Never Talk Innocence, Voicing Art Poetry Reading for Ukraine, Worcester County Poetry, Brussels Writer's Circle, Poets Anonymous May Middle-Month meeting, Andrea's Brett Show. Konoval is a member of the Geer Poetry Group, Wales, United Kingdom and of the Federation of Writers in Scotland.

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