Razom Literature is looking forward to Lesyk Panasiuk’s U.S. Book Tour, organized and supported by Razom for Ukraine and the Versopolis USA Mobility Program. Panasiuk is a Ukrainian author of seven poetry collections, translator, and service member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Katie Farris and Ilya Kaminsky co-translate his debut poetry collection in English, Letters of the Alphabet Go to War (Sarabande Books, 2026). His works have also been published in dozens of other languages. He has translated and co-translated 6 poetry collections, 3 literary anthologies, and 1 libretto, including Ukrainian translations of poetry collections by Valzhyna Mort and Ilya Kaminsky.
Panasiuk’s U.S. tour will make stops at the University of Michigan (October 26, 2026), New York City (October 28 and November 1, 2026), Yale University (October 30, 2026), Colgate University (November 3, 2026), Cornell University (November 5, 2026), and Princeton University (November 6, 2026). His work weaves together both personal and historical themes to trace war’s impact on language and expression.
📍 University of Michigan
When: October 26, 4:30–5:30 p.m
Where: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
📍 NYC
Poet as Witness: Ukrainian Poets in Defense of Their Country with Yaryna Chornohuz
When: October 28, 7:00 pm
Where: Poets House [Elizabeth Kray Hall, 10 River Terrace]
Ukrainian Poetry Outburst with Eugene Hutz and Yaryna Chornohuz
When: November 1, 2:00 pm
Where: Ukrainian National Home [140 2nd Avenue]
📍 Yale University
Language Is Wounded: Poetry, Memory, and Being Human in Wartime Ukraine
When: October 30, 4:30 p.m
Where: Yale University [New Haven, CT]
📍 Colgate University
Reading and Conversation
When: November 3, 4:15–5:45 p.m.
Where: Colgate University [Hamilton, NY]
📍 Cornell University
Reading with Dunya Mikhail
When: November 5, 2 p.m
Where: Cornell University [Ithaca, NY]
📍 Princeton University
Visit to Prof. Ilya Kaminsky’s Class @ Princeton
When: November 6, 7:30 p.m
Where: Princeton University [Princeton, NJ]