Join us for a presentation of the newly published book translated by Myrosia Stefaniuk, Details of an Hourglass. Poems from the Gulag by Mykola Horbal. It will include a narration by Myrosia Stefaniuk about Horbal’s life and creative process intertwined with readings of his poems and a performance of several of his songs from imprisonment by bandurist Mykola Deychakiwsky.

Mykola Horbal is a Ukrainian poet, musician, and human rights activist. Repressed by the Soviet regime for his dissident writing, Horbal was imprisoned three times in the Gulag, a total of 16 years, for “anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda.”

This event is dedicated to the memory of Assya Humesky, professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan for 45 years. She gifted us with her passion for languages, literature, and song and was a guiding star for many in the community.

This event is in partnership with Ukrainian National Women's League of America – Branch 50