‘After the reading, the poets hold each other’: what happens when Ukraine’s largest literary festival comes under Russian attack
- Posted on October 13, 2025
- By The Guardian
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‘After the reading, the poets hold each other’: what happens when Ukraine’s largest literary festival comes under Russian attack
Fiona Benson was invited to Lviv’s BookForum by Ukrainian poet-soldier Artur Dron’. She recounts falling in love with the city and its thriving literary culture, before an air raid siren sounds
