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Our second Revolutionary Ukrainian Book Club meeting will take place on Saturday, **November 8th** at **7PM (19:00) KYIV TIME (GMT+3).** It will be co-hosted with  [**Balakun**](https://club.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5a5dbb7bc36ab10a5fd9eba76&id=602b8b6fe5&e=4721f03d2d)

We will discuss **The Forest Song,** where poetry intertwine with history, folklore, and the indomitable spirit of Ukrainian people.

About the Book and the Author:

Lesia Ukrainka, born Larysa Kosach, was an extraordinary woman: a brilliant poet, a devoted folklorist, and a gifted translator. She left an indelible mark on Ukrainian culture, literature, and society during her short life – she was only 42 when she died. Lesia Ukrainka lived and wrote under the heavy shadow of the Russian Empire’s bans on Ukrainian language and culture. From childhood she defied it and while empires tried to erase Ukrainian voices, she forged her own in fire.

In 1911, she wrote one of her greatest masterpieces – The Forest Song (Лісова пісня). It is regarded as a jewel of both Ukrainian and world literature. The play tells a tragic love story – one that today might be described as “fantasy” – between Mavka, an enigmatic forest spirit, and a human, Lukash.

In The Forest Song, Lesia Ukrainka exquisitely captures the eternal struggle between the light and dark sides of human nature. She portrays, with aching beauty, how the human soul feels the dissonance between beauty and ugliness, generosity and greed.

The Forest Song continues to captivate Ukrainians, young and old, to this day. It was recently adapted into an animated film titled Mavka: The Forest Song, released on December 29, 2022. Link to a [Trailer](https://club.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5a5dbb7bc36ab10a5fd9eba76&id=b388af356b&e=4721f03d2d)

Changing her name to Lesya Ukrainka was rock-star level courage, to so establish her identity. Awaiting the arrival of “The Forest Song.”