Julia Musakovska
@Musakovska
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Ukrainian poet, writer and translator. Member of PEN Ukraine. Mother, wife, boss.
Lviv, Ukraine
Joined February 2010
RT @NYurtsaba: Доброй рано, dear friends. My review of Artur Dron's WE WERE HERE has published in @worldlittoday! P….
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RT @NYurtsaba: Доброй рано, dear friends. @Musakovska's translations of poems by Artur Dron & Maksym Kryvtsov appear at @Ukr_Institute: htt….
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Thank you, dear @OKhromeychuk and @BlackerUilleam, and also to dear @sasha_weirdsley & @INDEX_Ukraine for making this happen (and in my home city of Lviv!). Also thanks to my publisher @arrowsmithpress and translator Olena Jennings for bringing ‘The God of Freedom’ to life.
This was a really special edition of The Ukraine Shelf - our first in Ukraine! We spoke to two amazing writers, Yuliya @Musakovska and Maria Tumarking, about writing trauma and war. Special thanks to @sasha_weirdsley of @INDEX_Ukraine for making this possible. Link in comment 👇
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RT @anneapplebaum: Why would anyone lift any sanctions on Russia before Russia has proven it will abide by any kind of ceasefire?.
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RT @MFAestonia: On this day, we remember one of the darkest chapters in Estonian 🇪🇪 history. In March 1949, the Soviet regime forcibly dep….
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With thanks to @karthikgemini from @mathrubhumi for this opportunity to speak about Ukraine’s wartime reality to the audience in India. Also, about participating in @mbifl2025 with my book The God of Freedom published by @arrowsmithpress and more projects with Audiostories.
@mathrubhumi’s interview with Ukrainian poet Yuliya Musakovska (@Musakovska) on Ukraine war's third anniversary: resistance, international support, and cultural resilience:.
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RT @TimothyDSnyder: Utterly predictably, Putin rejects the unconditional ceasefire offered by Ukraine, sends Trump off on the errands of ma….
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Outrageous, but this is Russia’s true nature: greed, blood-thirst, bold-faced impunity.
Russian officials directly involved in negotiations with the United States continue to insist that any peace agreement to resolve the war in Ukraine must be based on Russia’s 2021 demands. They also insist on the surrender to Russia of territory that Ukrainian forces currently
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Spoke with 🇮🇳 @karthikgemini about the enduring resistance of Ukrainian people and culture, transformations during Russia’s genocidal war, changes in international support, and presenting at @mbifl2025 — my book from @arrowsmithpress & more. English here:
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#InternationalWomensDay Here is the cover of Mathrubhumi Weekly, a leading literary and political magazine in India. Inside, 12 pages of my interview about the Ukrainian wartime reality, the role of culture in dark times, plus poems. Out on March 11. Many thanks @karthikgemini
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Telling a blatant, manipulative lie with a cross on one's forehead doesn’t make it a truth. However, the Moscow orthodox church has been doing this for decades—so that’s where the "best practices" come from.
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Shockingly, a former key ally is now aiding Kremlin in killing Ukrainians to blackmail Ukraine into surrender—all thanks to a cynical leadership that pretends to be God-loving yet has nothing to do with Christian values. Its actions speak for themselves.
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4 killed and 32 were wounded in a missile strike on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih, among them children. This is a direct consequence of the Trump administration's policies: halting all aid to Ukraine in its defensive war against the aggressor and blocking the transfer of U.S. intel.
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This is the last poem in my collection “The God of Freedom”, published in Ukrainian back in 2021 by @stary_lev and in English translation in 2024 by @arrowsmithpress. Who would have thought it would be so relevant in 2025?.
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"The Vow" was my most well-known poem before the full-scale war began. Amanda Holmes reads it beautifully for her Read Me A Poem podcast with @TheAmScho in translation by Olena Jennings, from my collection “The God of Freedom”, @arrowsmithpress, 2024:
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On the International Writer’s Day, I’m thinking of my dear colleagues, fellow Ukrainians, who will never finish or publish their books, or even write another line—because of war criminals, the bearers of the so-called “great” culture, still shamefully celebrated by the Oscars.
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RT @Mike_Pence: Mr. President, Ukraine did not “start” this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of tho….
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So exciting to see @BlackerUilleam’s review of the amazing collection by Artur Dron’ that I translated into English.
I reviewed @ok_maksymchuk & Artur Dron (transl. by Yuliya @Musakovska) for @TheTLS. Maksymchuk is ironic, visceral, at times quiet & analytical; Dron is disarmingly, powerfully vulnerable. Both celebrate the beauty of survival. @Carcanet @JantarBooks
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I was interviewed by @OfmanDaniel about Ukrainian poetry in wartime, how it became a space to grieve, stay united, document and process the unthinkable - and to be heard internationally. Thanks to the courage of Ukrainian military whose voices must be amplified in poetry, too.
Many Ukrainians are turning to poetry as a symbol of patriotism and resistance. Some say it’s a creative platform to express their feelings about the war or to stir a degree of national pride during wartime.
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I told @TheWorld about Ukrainian poetry: sounds quite symbolic. Also spoke with @OfmanDaniel about Executed Renaissance, killed poets of my generation, poetry’s function changed from wedding vows to obituaries, importance of military voices. Read & listen:
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