“The Selected Lyric Poety of Maksym Rylsky,” by Maksym Rylsky, translated by Michael M. Naydan. London: Glagoslav Publications, 2017. 168 pp. ISBN: 978-1-911414-41-4 (paperback), $21.45.
“The Selected Lyric Poetry of Maksym Rylsky” includes poetry from virtually all of Rylsky’s early collections of poetry with selections primarily based on esthetic principles. Also included are the powerful poem “Thirst,” penned during Ukraine’s darkest days of World War II, and other poems from various periods of his life.