Kurama (Japan). «Poets dwarfed by ‘butterfly’» — a poem about 2022 russian invasion of Ukraine
“In the small town of Balakliya.
On a patch of land next to an apartment block.
His team have already found.
Six anti-personnel mines.
They'd earlier uncovered.
Around 200 nearby.
“My family calls me every morning.
To tell me to watch where I tread.””(Kurama)
"An‘elf’ soldier drags himself.
Through the long grass.
One leg trailing limply.
Behind him.
Seconds later.
A flash of bright orange.
And a cloud of white smoke.
Mark the spot..."(Kurama)
Катерина Колесник. «Італія з нами!»
««Ти їдеш в Україну? Божевільний!» «Допомогти Україні? Так, це дуже шляхетно, це благодійна справа, але от я, наприклад, допомагаю Україні онлайн», – казали йому друзі незадовго до ділової поїздки. Та сеньйор Енріко не уявляв собі, як це – допомогти онлайн… Енріко Альбанезі – доктор філософії в галузі права, доцент кафедри конституційного права юридичного факультету Генуезького університету (Італія), молодший науковий співробітник Інституту перспективних юридичних досліджень (IALS) Лондонського університету (Сполучене Королівство Великої Британії та Північної Ірландії). У травні цього року професор Альбанезі прибув до України. Головна мета його відрядження – простягнути руку нашій країні, українському народу – в межах свого внеску як академіка, показавши, що ми не самотні в такий важкий час. І що дуже важливо, зробити внесок у складний процес європейської інтеграції, через який зараз проходить Україна, поділитися своїми знаннями в галузі конституційного права. І як найкращий спосіб це зробити, Енріко обрав живий зв’язок — а саме особисто приїхати до нас, щоб зустрітися з українськими колегами, провести обмін досвідом, підтримати їх, також прочитати лекції для студентів...» (Катерина Колесник)
““A launch has been detected.
Manoeuvre!”
The order of the ‘elves’ ground team.
Is clear.
An ‘orcs’ Su-35 fighter jet has fired.
A missile at his aircraft.
He knows he has to abort.
The mission in order to survive...”(Kurama)
"In a shrinking, brackish pool of water.
Within earshot of Ukraine's front lines.
Two small fish gasped and flopped.
In the midday heat.
Around them, vast expanses of.
Mud and rock were exposed to the sun.
A huge grain barge lay.
Sprawled across a nearby sandbank..."(Kurama)
"In Ukraine's favour is morale.
Its soldiers are highly-motivated.
And fighting to liberate.
Their own country from an invader...
...“The brigade's units.
Continue to increase.
Their success!
Victory will be ours!”"(Kurama)
"They had been stranded.
In ‘orcs’-occupied Ukraine.
Their village of Kardashynka.
Is an innocuous place.
A quaint collection of houses.
In the marshy lowlands.
Of the Dnipro River's eastern bank.
Under ‘orcs’ occupation..."(Kurama)
"Now can I talk about where I come from?
Now can I talk about where I come to?
Now can I talk about my homeland?
No, no, not yet, but I show you.
Now can I talk about my history?
No, no, not yet, but I show you..."(Kurama)
"Residents of Bakhmut describe.
The city before the war.
As cosy and comfortable.
To live in.
The eastern ‘elves’ town of Bakhmut is now.
Known across the world as the site.
Of the longest and possibly bloodiest battle.
In ‘Mordor’’s war on Ukraine..."(Kurama)
"To the last stop.
Before the eastern front line.
Yes, there are soldiers.
Most look out of the window.
But there are also young families.
On their way back home.
This isn't just a route.
To the battlefield..."(Kurama)
“‘Mordor’’s anthem.
Booms through loudspeakers.
And the tricolour flag.
Is unfurled.
But look a little closer.
And it's clear that.
None of the children's lips.
Are moving...”(Kurama)
«I can only pray all the time.
I can only pray all the time.
My son and his team are in Bakhmut now.
I cannot sleep.
I can only pray all the time.
I can only pray all the time.
My son and his team are in Bakhmut now.
I cannot work...»(Kurama)
"What is alive in the sky?
What is dead in the air?
You are keeping your eyes on Bakhmut.
You need 8 seconds to see Bakhmut.
What is sound in the earth?
What is silent in the mud?
You are keeping your eyes on Bakhmut.
You need 8 seconds to see Bakhmut..."(Kurama)
“She was getting dressed.
To leave their house.
When “both doors were smashed out.
By the explosion wave”.
“I ran outside.
And saw that the garage was destroyed.
Everything was on fire.
Glass shards everywhere.”...”(Kurama)
"Rescuers in Uman.
Pulled casualties.
From the rubble.
During Friday morning.
In Uman, a town.
That has been largely spared ‘orcs’ attack.
A nine-storey apartment building partially.
Collapsed after it was hit by a missile..."(Kurama)
““When you go to bed you see it;
The comrades I lost.
How I pulled them out with no limbs.
How they died in my arms.”
“This will stay with us.
For the rest of our lives.”
There is a darkness.
Etched across his eyes.
The eyes of a soldier.
Recently returned.
From the front line.
After 15 months of fighting...” (Kurama)
"In a bunker just outside.
The city limits of Bakhmut.
Ukraine's 77th Brigade direct artillery.
Fire to support their infantry.
Their last line of defence.
On the western edge of the city.
Ukraine is still clinging.
To the last few streets here..."(Kurama)
“He had been fighting.
For 200 hours without a break.
When he was killed by an ‘orc’ sniper.
In the city of Bakhmut.
“For eight days.
He did not eat, or sleep.
He couldn't even close his eyes for five minutes.
Because the sniper could shoot...””(Kurama)
Kurama (Japan). «A poet ensuring» — a poem about war in Ukraine (Pavlo Kuzin was killed in Bakhmut)
"Suffering from shell-shock.
And with one arm bandaged.
He was the only soldier.
Still able to fight.
The 37-year-old fired.
At the waves of ‘orcs’ soldiers.
He was the only soldier.
Still able to fight..."(Kurama)
"The line of trees appears to fragment.
And disappear as it winds its way towards.
The ‘orcs’ positions on the outskirts of.
The small town of Velyka Novosilka.
On this front line.
‘Orcs’ eyes are always watching.
Waiting for.
An opportunity to attack..."(Kurama)
