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Iryna Yevsa

b. 1956

Ukrainian poet

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About Iryna Yevsa

Born 1956. Iryna Yevsa is a Ukrainian and Russian poet, translator and writer.

Iryna Oleksandrivna Yevsa (, ) (born October 15, 1956) is a Russian-language Ukrainian poet and translator. She lives in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Biography Yevsa was born into a military family in Kharkiv, Ukraine SSR. She studied in the philological faculty at the National University of Kharkiv and graduated from Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow in 1981. Following her graduation, she worked at the Book Chamber of Ukraine from 1981-1986 and began working for the company Apis in 1988. She has recently worked for the National University of Kharkiv.

First published as a poet in 1975, Yevsa also translates literature from Armenian, Georgian, Polish, and Ukrainian into Russian. Her own work has been translated into Ukrainian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Georgian, Lithuanian, and Serbian. 2013, Paragraph anti-award in the category for "worst translation" criticizing her work translating out-of-copyright literary classics into Russian 2016, Russian Prize at the XIV Literary Festival Named after Maximilian Voloshin for her work "Юго-Восток" ("South-East")

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Education
National University of Kharkiv
Employers
National University of Kharkiv
Also known as
Irina Yevsa

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Iryna Yevsa?

Ukrainian poet

When was Iryna Yevsa born?

Iryna Yevsa was born on 15 October 1956 in Kharkiv.

What is Iryna Yevsa's occupation?

Iryna Yevsa is a poet, translator and writer.

What nationality is Iryna Yevsa?

Iryna Yevsa is Ukrainian and Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Iryna Yevsa

· Wikidata: Q4173351

· DBpedia: Iryna Yevsa

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