Yuliya MUSAKOVSKA Юлія Мусаковська (poet, writer, translator; Ukraine) is the author of six poetry collections, including Бог свободи [The God of Freedom], published in English translation by Arrowsmith Press, shortlisted for the L'viv UNESCO City of Literature Prize and named one of the 10 best Ukraine-related books by the Kyiv Independent. Her work has been translated into over 30 languages and published, in particular, in The Southern Review, Tupelo Quarterly, The Common, AGNI, and The Continental. A recipient of numerous Ukrainian literary awards, she is also a frequent speaker at international events and a dedicated cultural advocate for Ukraine. Yuliya's latest collection, Каміння і цвяхи [Stones and Nails], captures how a poet's voice breaks through numbness to record and process the unimaginable realities of war. She is now working on her first book of prose. Her participation is made possible thanks to the University of Iowa’s Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate College with additional support from Razom for Ukraine.