Bohdan Ihor Antonych ( uk, Богдан-Ігор Антонич; 5 October 1909, in Nowica – 6 July 1937, in

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) was a 20th-century Ukrainian

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

. In 1934 Antonych received third prize honours from the

Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko (Ukrainian: Іван Якович Франко, pronounced ˈwɑn ˈjɑkowɪtʃ frɐnˈkɔ 27 August 1856 – 28 May 1916) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, ...

Society of Writers and Journalists for his work ''Three Signet Rings''.

Biography

Antonych was born and raised in the

Lemko Lemkos ( rue, Лeмкы, translit= Lemkŷ; pl, Łemkowie; uk, Лемки, translit=Lemky) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Lemko Region ( rue, Лемковина, translit=Lemkovyna; uk, Лемківщина, translit=Lemkivshchyna) of Car ...

village of Nowica where his father, Vasyl, was a parish priest. In 1928 Antonych left Nowica to study at

Lviv University The University of Lviv ( uk, Львівський університет, Lvivskyi universytet; pl, Uniwersytet Lwowski; german: Universität Lemberg, briefly known as the ''Theresianum'' in the early 19th century), presently the Ivan Franko Na ...

, where he remained until he received his degree in

Slavic studies Slavic (American English) or Slavonic (British English) studies, also known as Slavistics is the academic field of area studies concerned with Slavic areas, languages, literature, history, and culture. Originally, a Slavist or Slavicist was prim ...

in 1933. In order to help finance his chosen career of professional writer, he occasionally worked as an editor for journals such as ''Dazhboh'' and ''Karby''. Antonych died from

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on 6 July 1937. In October 2009, the

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issued a commemorative coin in his honor as a part of their "Outstanding Personalities of Ukraine" series. In his poetry he combines the principles of

imagism Imagism was a movement in early-20th-century Anglo-American poetry that favored precision of imagery and clear, sharp language. It is considered to be the first organized modernist literary movement in the English language. Imagism is sometim ...

with a life-affirming

paganism Paganism (from classical Latin ''pāgānus'' "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christianity, early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions ot ...

inspired by Lemko folklore. He declared himself "a pagan in love with life" and "a poet of spring intoxication".

Selected works

* Autobiography (Автобіографія) * ''The Green Gospel'' (Зелена Євангелія). Lviv, 1938 * ''Book of the Lion'' (Книга Лева). Lviv, 1936; * ''На другому березі'' (unfinished) * ''Welcome to Life'' �ривітання життя Lviv, 1931; * ''Song on the Indestructibility of Matter'' (Пісня про незнищенність матерії) * ''Rotations'' (Ротації). Lviv, 1938. * ''Three Rings'' (Три перстені). Lviv, 1934; * Ukrainian translations of

Rainer Maria Rilke René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), shortened to Rainer Maria Rilke (), was an Austrian poet and novelist. He has been acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, and is widely recogni ...

's works

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Antonych's works in audio format
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