1st International Festival “Land of Poets” to be Held in Lviv

On November 9-10, a large-scale cultural event will be held in Lviv – the 1st International Festival “Land of Poets”. Dozens of poets and best poets of different generations will gather in one place and at one time to start a new tradition in modern Ukrainian culture under the slogan “Poets create a nation.”

Despite the war, poems and songs will be heard in Lviv that connect Ukraine from east to west, from north to south. From Igor Kalints to Artur Dron – 50 cult poets from all generations. They will be joined by guests from friendly countries – writers from Poland, Lithuania, Croatia. The festival will develop over two days in five halls, creating one space in !FESTrepublic.

Festival Program

The halls will be named after Ukrainian poet-prophets: “Shevchenko”, “Franko”, “Lesya”, “Stus” and “Antonych”. The powerful and diverse poetic program will be complemented by a musical one: performances planned by Yuri Andrukhovich and “Karbido”, Viktor Morozov and “Fourth Kut”, groups “Dead Song”, “Pirig i Batig”, “Komu Vniz” and “ NAZVA”.

In addition, the program of the Land of Poets includes creative poetic formats, lectures, performances, interactive and much more – by Ukrainian theater stars, cultural experts, philosophers, opinion leaders.

A Platform for Ukrainian Culture

The “Land of Poets” festival is a platform where everyone can join the development of Ukrainian culture and honor the word Ukraine during the war in the country.

“Our mission is to be soil from which important meanings grow. Poets from all generations were invited to our festival to remind us that culture is what wars are fought over and the battle continues. our country is the Land of Poets, which survives thanks to Ukrainian soldiers. Everyone who comes to the poetry festival will become part of an important new tradition. Poets create a nation: they sow important Ukrainian meanings that sprout with strong faith in our Victory!” said festival founder Maryana Savka.

Virshi Vilnykh Portal

Let us remind you that the “Virshi Vilnykh” portal was launched in 2022. These are a kind of all-Ukrainian military chronicles in verse. Every Ukrainian could (and can) share his works, which were inspired by the war that Russia started in Ukraine. Many people feel the need to share poetry, reflecting pain through the lines of their works. Now there are already more than 38 thousand poems on the portal.