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We shall live forever (Wij blijven eeuwig leven)

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Book presentation of "Wij blijven eeuwig leven" by the Ukrainian poet and soldier Dmytro Lazoetkin (bilingual: Ukrainian-Dutch). Lazoetkin will be in conversation with his translator Roman Nesterenco, talk about his poetry and his experiences in the army, and read from his own work. Afterwards, there will be room for questions from the audience and informal interaction. You can attend this lecture/debate at Splendor.

We shall live forever (Wij blijven eeuwig leven)

Dates

Sun 29 Nov19:30 - 21:00

Location

Splendor Amsterdam, Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 116, 1011 LX Amsterdam
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About Dmytro Lazoetkin

Dmytro Lazoetkin (born in 1978 in Kyiv) is a poet, journalist, former TV presenter, sports commentator, martial artist, and is currently on active military duty. He is a major in the Ukrainian Ground Forces. He has written thirteen poetry collections (the first was published in 2003) and is no stranger to the slam circuit. He is a member of PEN Ukraine, the association of writers and poets. In 2024, Lazoetkin received the Taras Shevchenko National Prize – the most prestigious state award for cultural achievements in Ukraine.

Roman Nesterenco is a Belgian-Ukrainian literary translator. He studied Slavic studies at Ghent University and mainly translates contemporary Ukrainian literature into Dutch.

Wij blijven eeuwig leven contains 25 raw poems in which he describes the war realistically, ruthlessly, but also with great sensitivity and sometimes with a dark, grim smile.

With a form that is atypical for Lazoetkin, stripped of all frills, rhyme, and even punctuation, he distills his narrative to the essence and accentuates the necessity and authenticity of his texts, convincingly succeeding in finding a balance between horror, beauty, sentimentality, and personal experiences.

Bilingual: Ukrainian-Dutch


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  • Audio description
  • Material in Braille
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance

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