Some remarks on the Literary Works of Vasily Słapczuk

Abstract

The article presents the biography and literary achievement of the poet Vasily Słapczuk from Volyn, focusing on the contexts for and intertextual references in his poems. Słapczuk, one of the most interesting contemporary Ukrainian authors, combines the regional concerns, without sentimental undertones, with universal experiences, such as the stigma of the war in Afghanistan.