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20 October 2025

Poetic Readings in Odesa: New Voices and Experiences

On November 1-2, Odesa will host the third edition of the «Poetry readings Meridian Odesa», organized by the International Literary Corporation Meridian Czernowitz. This year, the event will take the form of a two-day festival, featuring nine literary and discussion events with prominent figures of contemporary Ukrainian literature and culture.
Guests will include Artem Chekh, Andriy Lyubka, Yaryna Chornoguz, Yevhen Volodchenko, Dina Chmuzh, Myroslav Laiuk, Ivan Malkovych, Oleksandr Boychenko, and Yevheniya Lopata. The festival will also showcase presentations of new books, including Yaryna Chornoguz's poetry collection «No Man's Saffron», Artem Chekh's prose work «The Game of Disguises», Myroslav Laiuk's reports «Lists», and Andriy Lyubka's spy novel «Evening in Istanbul».
Additionally, the festival will feature music-poetry performances, creative evenings, and readings from Odesa's female poets. The curator and moderator of the event will be Svitlana Bondar.
Admission to all events is free, with prior registration available at forms.gle/2et2Vpj8v1h7SeEJ9.
Location: Odesa — International Cultural Center «UNION» (Troitska St., 43)


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