Lesyk Panasiuk
poet, translator, designer, soldier
Member of PEN Ukraine. Author of seven poetry collections. Co-creator of the short genre of the poetic beetle. Some of his works have been translated into more than 30 languages. Translator and co-translator of six poetry collections, including “The Rose Epidemic” (2019) by Valzhyna Mort and “Deaf Republic” (2025) by Ilya Kaminsky, three literary anthologies and one libretto. He was one of the first translators of Louise Glick’s poetry. His translations have been published in Ukraine and abroad. He is a winner of literary competitions and was a participant in a number of international residencies and scholarships, including those of the President of Ukraine, House of Europe, Literary Colloquium Berlin, and Dartmouth College.