Oleh Kowerko (

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

: Олег Коверко; born May 7, 1937) is a

and American poet. He is a member of the

New York Group of Poets The New York Group of Poets (also: ''The New York Group of Ukrainian Poets'', or ''The New York Group''; Ukrainian: Нью-Йоркська Група; N'iu-Iorks'ka hrupa) was a literary movement of Ukrainian refugee modernist poets (and artists) t ...

. He served as a President of the

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) ( uk, Український Інститут Модерного Мистецтва (Ukrayinskyi Instytut Modernoho Mystetstva)) is a modern art museum serving the Chicago area with an ongoing program o ...

(UIMA).

Life and career

He was born in Vaha, a village near

Pidhaitsi Pidhaitsi ( uk, Підгайці, Pidhajci, pl, Podhajce, yi, פּידײַיִץ, Podhaitza) is a small city in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located ''ca.'' 15.5 mi south of Berezhany, 43.5 mi from Ternopil ...

Ternopil region Ternopil Oblast ( uk, Тернопі́льська о́бласть, translit=Ternopilska oblast; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, uk, Терно́пільщина, label=none, or Ternopillia, uk, Тернопілля, label=none) is an obl ...

. He completed secondary education in New York City and a college degree at the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

in general literature. In 1971 he was one of the founders of the

(UIMA). He served in multiple positions: 1971–1974, treasurer; 1974–1992 and 1995-200 president; 2007– secretary. He left the literary scene in the 1970s. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Poetry

His first poems were published in the mid-1960s, in the second poetry collection ''Slovo'' from the Ukrainian Writers Association, ''Modernity'' (''Suchasnist'') and ''New Poetry'' journals in 1965. Oleh Kowerko is an author of two books of poetry in Ukrainian: *''Eskizy nad viddallyu'' (Sketches over Distance) in 1966, *''Vtecha'' (Escape) in 1969.

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