Petro Midianka

Petro Mykolayovych Midyanka (born 14 May 1959), also known by his pen name Ropet Kamidyan, is a Ukrainian poet and teacher who became the a member of the National Writers' Union of Ukraine since 1994. He has spent almost his whole life, or more than 30 years, as a member of current Ukrainian literature, and he has never been overlooked for the highest literary accolades or the interest of readers and critics.

Early life and education Born on 14 May 1959, in the Ukrainian village of Shyrokyy Luh. Following his graduation from university in 1982, he goes back to his hometown and starts teaching in the nearby town of Novoselytsia, then Tysolovo in Tiachiv Raion.

Poetry work Midyanka is based in Transcarpathia and works there.

Midyanka has been known to have written in Hungarian, Czech, Romanian.

Awards and recognitions Midyanka has received awards and recognitions such as:

Bu-Ba-Bu Award for Best Poem of the Year (1995) Blagovist Award (1995) Fedor Potushnyak Regional Award (1999) Shevchenko National Prize (2012) Member of the National Writers' Union of Ukraine (1994) Honorary citizen of the city of Khust