Serhiy Zhadan Publishes New Poem 'Svit' ('World') on LB.ua

Serhiy Zhadan Publishes New Poem 'Svit' ('World') on LB.ua AI

On 23 August 2026, Ukrainian poet Serhiy Zhadan posted a new poem titled 'Svit' (translated as 'World') on his LB.ua blog. The short lyric opens, translated, as "The world is a boxer with sad muscles," and moves through spare images of fatigue, freedom, and morning life. Zhadan is a leading contemporary Ukrainian writer; his new poem on a Kyiv news site is immediately accessible to Ukrainian readers and continues his recent run of short, image-driven pieces.

Serhiy Zhadan published a new poem, "Svit" ("World"), on his LB.ua blog on 23 August 2026. The piece appears under his regular LB.ua column and is presented in Ukrainian on the site.

The poem begins with a striking line—"The world is a boxer with sad muscles"—and proceeds with compact, concrete images: fatigue and guilt in the world; freedom described as not fearing attachment to people, language, and country; silence that "stops among the trees"; and short aphoristic lines about love, the night sky, and pauses in speech. The text on the page includes several brief, standalone sentences that give the poem a clipped rhythm.

Read the full poem on LB.ua (Ukrainian). This note is based on the poem as published on the site and on Zhadan's author page there.

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