Trafika Europe 6 - Arabesque

about the authors & works

Vasyl Lozynsky Vasyl Lozynsky (born in Ukraine, 1982) is a poet, essayist, translator, literary critic and curator, based in Kyiv. He studied German language and literature in Lviv and Berlin, and translated Franz Kafka’s short story collection Contemplation into Ukrainian, as well as a volume by Polish poet Tadeusz Dabrowski, and a book of poetry by Ron Winkler. His articles, translations and poetry have been published in journals including PROstory, Krytyka, SHO, Chetver, KORYDOR, Ostragehege, and Lichtungen . His poetry has been translated into German, Polish and Russian. Lozynsky’s projects include readings “Insha robota” (Foundation Center for Contemporary Art, Kyiv, and Centre for Visual Art at UKMA), evenings of Polish poetry, “Kyiv Laurels” and “Literarichner Briefklub” in cooperation with the Goethe Institute Library in Kyiv. He has been a member of the interdisciplinary curatorial association Hudrada since 2008, and is on the editorial board of PROstory , a journal of society and culture. His first collection of poems is called Holiday after Debauchery. Translated from Ukrainian by Ostap Kin and Ali Kinsella.

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