[Ця лисиця] by СЕРГІЙ ЖАДАН (Serhiy Zhadan)

The original Ukrainian text of Serhiy Zhadan's poem "The Air We Breathed," about an evasive lover likened to a fox.

A poem translated from Ukrainian personifying an evasive lover as a fox who resists capture and honesty.

The original Ukrainian text of Serhiy Zhadan's poem "Orange in a Schoolbag," about longing and futile attempts to catch the wind.

A translated poem likening the morning sun to an orange in a schoolbag, a small comfort against loneliness.

The original Ukrainian text of Serhiy Zhadan's poem "Year's Middle," on the turning of the seasons and irreversible change.

A translated poem on the hot center of the year and the possibility of turning back toward winter and lost sources.