Larisa Matveyeva

Larysa Vitaliivna Matvyeyeva ( uk, Лариса Віталіївна Матвєєва, born May 9, 1969, Mykolaiv, Ukraine) — poet, novelist, playwright, translator.
She is a member of The National Writers' Union of Ukraine (1998).

Biography

Larysa Matvyeyeva was born on May 9, 1969, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Matvyeyeva graduated from The Mykolaiv National Pedagogical University (now—The Mykolaiv Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi National University) in 1992 (Faculty of History and Law). She has worked at the Mykolaiv State Enterprise "Shipyard named after 61 Communards" -- "UkrOboronProm" since 1993 in the Computer and Information Department of Administrative Systems, and since 2007—she has been a chief second to the head-chief of the department.

Matvyeyeva has written poetry since her youth. She attended The Literary Studio "Borviy" led by the Ukrainian poet Dmytro Kremin at the Mykolaiv Regional House of Creative Arts. Her first poetry publication appeared in the Mykolaiv Regional Youth Newspaper ''Lenin's Followers'' in 1990. She writes in the Russian language and employs a range of poetic forms. Her first book of poetry, ''Motif of Destiny'', was published in 1994. She won the Mykolaiv poetry award for young writers, The Golden Harp, in 1995.

Matvyeyeva has published in a number genres: poetry, prose, essay, translation, poetic drama, and song lyrics. A number of Ukrainian composers and singers have created over 30 songs using her poetry for lyrics.

She is one of the editors for the international online magazine, ''Literary Mykolaiv''.

A great amount of Matvyeyeva's work has seen publication in the local Mykolaiv and Ukrainian national press. She has received many awards for her contributions to the cultural development of Mykolaiv Region and Ukrainian culture and literature.

Works

Collections of poetry

* 1994 ''Motif of Destiny'' («Мотив судьбы»)
* 1996 ''Broken Pieces'' («Осколки»)
* 2000 ''Full Moon'' («Полнолуние»)
* 2016 ''Soul'' («Душа»)
* 2018 ''Mosaic of Poems'' («Мозаика стихов»)
* 2020 ''Let Saint Nicholas To Guard It'' («Пусть Николай Святой его хранит»)

Plays

* 1996 ''His Majesty'' («Светлейший»)

Novels

* 2002 ''Prohibited Luxury'' («Непозволительная роскошь»)

Translations

Larysa Matvyeyeva has translated into the Russian language literary works by the following authors:
* Valerii Boychenko
* Volodymyr Sosiura
* Svitlana Ishchenko
* Omar Khayyam

Awards

* Winner of ''The Golden Harp'' Poetry Contest (1995)
* Diploma in Strengthening of Nations' Friendships and The National Societies Council Anthem—The Festival of Folk Creativity ''Friendship'' (1997)
* Diploma in Creative Work With Children and Youth and Song Lyrics—The Festival of Modern Pop Song ''Horizon'' (2001)
* Diploma in Development of the National Literature from The Culture Department of Mykolaiv Regional Administration (2004)
* Certificate in the Ukrainian Culture Development from the mayor of the city of Kyiv (2004)
* Diploma of The Mykolaiv Regional Council of People's Deputies for contribution to the cultural development of the Mykolaiv Region (2014)

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External links

Modern Encyclopedia of Ukraine

The Mykolaiv Scientic-Pedagogic Library

Poetry readings by Larisa Matveyeva at the Vereschahin Museum of Art, Mykolaiv, Ukraine, December 24, 2017

Larisa Matveyeva: poem "Simply to Live" read by the author

Larisa Matveyeva: poem "It Is Only My Dream" read by the author

Larisa Matveyeva: poem "I Will Pray to the Church Domes" read by the author

Poetry by Larisa Matveyeva on internet-magazine "The Literary Mykolaiv", selected 1

Poetry by Larisa Matveyeva on internet-magazine "The Literary Mykolaiv", selected 2

Children's fairy-tale ''A Wolf's House'' by Larisa Matveyeva

Photo Gallery on internet-magazine "The Literary Mykolaiv"

Larisa Matveyeva: Poems about Mykolaiv

Larisa Matveyeva: Love Poetry

Poetry Translations by Larisa Matveyeva

Songs using Larisa Matveyeva's poetry for lyrics on internet-magazine "The Literary Mykolaiv"

Novel by Larisa Matveyeva "Prohibited Luxury", part 1

Novel by Larisa Matveyeva "Prohibited Luxury", part 2

An article "A Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, Translator" about L.Matveyeva in the newspaper "The Evening Mykolaiv", June 30, 2020

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matveyeva, Larisa
1969 births
Living people
Ukrainian writers in Russian
Writers from Mykolaiv
Ukrainian women poets
20th-century Ukrainian poets
20th-century Ukrainian women writers
21st-century Ukrainian poets
21st-century Ukrainian women writers